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Susan B. Anthony asks for equal pay as men on behalf of all teachers.
This was important as in a way was the starting point for the movement. Susan B. Anthony was one of it's major leaders. -
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Women's Suffrage Moveent
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Women's Rights Confrence in Seneca, New York
This was the first formal gathering of women for the cause. -
National Women's Rights Convention
The very first national women's rights convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts. Women started to organize to get ready for everything that would happen. -
Akron, Ohio Women's Convention
Sojurner Truth speaks about and defends women and negreos rights at Akron, Ohio's Women's Convention. More and more important women are standing up for the cause. -
National Women Suffrage Association
The NWSA is founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The assoociation that would later on play a important part in the movement. -
American Women Suffrage Association
Lucy Stone and other form the AWSA which is another important association that helps womens rights. -
Wyoming Territory passes law
Wyoming passes a law allowing women to vote. The women suffrage movement starts to come around to people. -
Women attempt to vote
Susan B. Anthony and a few other women attempt to vote and get arrested. This proved exactly how far women would go to vote. -
Anthony Admendment
A admendment to extend the vote to women was propsed to Congress. The importance is that the movement is finally getting things done. And people like it in most cases. -
U.S. votes on Women Suffrage
Congress votes and does not pass the vote and does not vote for another 25 years. It was a step ahead for Womens suffrage even if it was not passed. -
AWSA & NWSA Join Together
Two womens union join into one stronger union. The forces are gathering together to really become a credible union. -
Utah & Idaho pass women suffrage laws
More and more people are warming up to the idea of women voting. -
Women march up Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C.
about 5,000 women marched in Washington D.C. proving exactly how far they would go to vote and getting people rallied up to let women vote. -
World War 1
America joined the 1st World War. BEcause of this women got jobs normally only men would have because all of the men were in the war. This gave the women the feeling of importance and equality. -
NAWSA Meet Pres. Wilson
The National American Women Suffrage meet with President WIlson to explain exactly how determined women are to get the vote. -
Women pickett White House
Women would like to vote and they have been dedicating a lot of time to get it. The women are tired of waiting they wanted action. Which started the wheel turning. -
The vote is passed finally.
Tenesse ratifys the Anthony Amendment by 1 vote. Women can now vote, -
Equal Rights Amendment
a Amendment that made men and women equal. This is not exactly a part of the suffrage movement but in a way it is so I included it.
