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Seneca's Falls Convention
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first women's rights convention in American history. Even though it was very secretive, over 300 people came to protest it. -
The first feminist newspaper is published
On Febuary 1, 1953, Paulina Wright Davis published the first issue of the "Una." This newspaper is designed to discuss the rights, duty, and destiny of women. -
First woman runs for congress
: Elizabeth Cady Stanton declares herself a candidate for Congress in New York. She only recieves 24 of 22,026 votes cast in the election. -
The Women's suffrage ammendment is first introduced
Senator S.C. Pomeroy brings the federal women's suffrage amendment to Congress for the first time -
The Anti-Suffrage party is founded
The wives of prominent men, including Civil War veterans, came together to found the Anti-Suffrage party. -
The First vote is cast
The first vote on Womens Suffrage is taken in the Senate on January 25, 1887. It is defeated 34 to 16, with 25 members not there. -
The Merger
The American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman Suffrage Association merge. This new organazation was known as The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). -
The Women's Suffrage party is founded
The Women's Suffrage party gave much needed support to the movement. It also helped to organize things and to get people together. -
Suffarage granted to women!
Tennessee becomes the 36th state to ratify the 19th ammendment, making it a national law.
