Women s suffrage

Women's Suffrage

By bladeboy73

  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention
    The Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, NY marked the begining of the women's suffrage movement in the U.S.

  • "Ain't I A Woman?"

    "Ain't I A Woman?"
    Sojourner Truth gave her famous speech "Ain't I A Woman?" and captivated her audience with her words.

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin quickly became a bestseller.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    The outbreak of Civil War causes suffrage movements to come to a halt, but the war also gave women better opportunites to learn group cause organization and occupational skills.

  • American Equal Rights Association

    American Equal Rights Association
    Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the American Equal Rights Association which had the main goal of universal suffrage for all sexes and races..

  • Arrest: Susan B. Anthony

    Arrest: Susan B. Anthony
    Susan B. Anthony is arrested and brought to trial in Rochester, New York, for attempting to vote.

  • Introduction of Suffrage in Congress

    Introduction of Suffrage in Congress
    Woman suffrage amendment was first introduced in US Congress.

  • Ida B. Wells

    Ida B. Wells
    Ida B. Wells Launches an anti-lynching campaign after three black business men were murdered in Tennessee.

  • NAOWS

    NAOWS
    The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage (NAOWS) is organized.

  • 19th Amendment Ratified

    19th Amendment Ratified
    The hard work of women suffragists finally paid off as the 19th amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified which gave all U.S. citizens the right to vote no matter their sex.