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First women's rights convention
[The](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jzu8NY9jjU)[first](http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline)women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. After 2 days of discussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement. This causes hope and happiness for the women because they are starting to see the change they want start happening. -
Social Darwinism
evolutionSocial darwinism is the idea of wanting to combine the concepts of evolution, sociology, and politics all together to make a whole new theory. It is the expansion of his theory of eveolution and starts new beginnings and thought in the science world. -
The National Association of Colored Women.
[The](http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline)National Association of Colored Women is formed, bringing together more than 100 black women's clubs. Leaders in the black women's club movement include Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper. All of these colored women come together to discuss their idea's and thought about the treatment they are getting and form a bond to stick together. -
First suffrage law
The territory of Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law. The following year, women begin serving on juries in the territory and participating in other activities that men are allowed to join. This gives women hope for the future and more opportunities for work and learning new things. Also, now they feel as if they are more part of society. -
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Universal Education
More Western governments began to set up state-financed primary schools. Both boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 12 were required to attend these schools. States also took responsibility for training teachers by setting up teacher-training schools. The main purpose for public education was political; giving more people a right to vote created a need for better-educated voters. -
Thomas Edison: Invention of the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison experimented with thousands of different filaments to find just the right materials to glow well and be long-lasting. In 1879, Edison discovered that a carbon filament in an oxygen-free bulb glowed but did not burn up for 40 hours. Edison eventually produced a bulb that could glow for over 1500 hours. -
New Amusement Park: World's Columbian Exposition
The Second Industrial Revolution allowed people to pursue new forms of leisure; one of them being amusement parks. Amusement parks introduced people to exciting new experiences and technology. Subways and streetcars allowed people, even the working class, to attend not only amusement parks, but also atheltic games and dance halls. -
Economic Boom
economyWhen World War I started, the economy was in a depression. But then, Europeans began purchasing goods from the United States for battle. With the Europeans buying our goods, the economy greatly improved. Then the United States joined the battle too, working with Europe in the war. Throughout this time was the economic boom. -
First Birth Control Clinic
Margaret Sanger, founder of the American Birth Control League , established her clinic in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York at 46 Amboy St. It took the cops nine days to figure out what was going on before they raided the joint and arrested her. -
Karl Marx
Karl Marx in 1925 started a foreign security exchange business in New York City. It quickly became main dealer for foreign securities to other countries in the United States. Today it has transformed into a multi-faceted bank with many different categories including: oppurtunity funds, private equity, distressed securities, relestate groups, amd merchant partners. -
Women's education
womenin 1947, Cambridge University gave women and opportunity to recieve fully, validated degrees. This was a ground-breaking moment in history, as women couldn't receive a proper education until then. They were poorly treated, and below men in many aspects of every day life such as work and education. -
Successful Call With the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bellfirst demonstrated his most famous invention on June 25th, 1976 at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. There, he showed that the sound of the human voice could be reproduced, which confirmed his theory that speech patterns can be made to change the intensity of an electrical current. This inspired other inventors to design even more ways.First Phone Call
