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Seneca Falls Convention
With the African American suffrage movement beginning to come along, women saw the time period as an opportunity to begin demanding their own suffrage as well. At this historical convention, ladies joined together and wrote up a "Declaration of Sentiments" demanding the right to vote openly for the first time. This is a very significant event because for the first time women were collectively almost mocking American government for not giving them the right to vote. -
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
Congress passes the 15th amendment which gives African Americans the right to vote, but not women. Feminists are angry because they had expected the amendment to grant them the right to vote as well. This is significant because it would lead to more uprising demands by women for political power. -
National Woman Suffrage Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton along with Susan B. Anthony form this more radical women's suffrage association. This group demanded that both African Americans and women receive the right to vote at the same time. This was again significant because now there were two different groups of women fighting for some kind of suffrage. -
American Woman Suffrage Association
Lucy Stone along with Henry Blackwell began this less radical suffrage movement. They were willing to fight for African American suffrage without the guarantee of the women's vote as well. This was significant because the women's suffrage movement was become more branched, with different sectors of opinion. -
Woman’s Crusade Against the Saloon
At this event, women protested to try to shut down saloons, which were not well regulated ever since the Civil War.
This was very historical, because women were coming forthright to demand what they wanted done, attacking the male-dominated saloons. -
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
On this date, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was formed. This union aimed to eliminate the use of alcohol as well as fight for women's suffrage. This group was very historical, becaus for the first time, women were forming an actual union to get political work done. -
Anti Lynching Crusade led by Ida B. Wells
From the late 1800s-1930, Ida B. Wells les an anti-lynching crusade against the illegal lynching of African Americans, especially African American women, around the nation. This was very important, because later Wells would go on to beging organizing African American women together to fight for political rights -
Anna Howard Shaw becomes president of National Association for Women's Suffrage
On this date, Shaw became president of NAWSA. After this, women began to argue that since women were better morally and spiritually than men, they would vote for peace and social justice and "save" the world. This was highly important because they were now attempting to find ways to convince the government to grant them the voting right. -
Emmeline Pankhurst leads violent suffrage movement
At this time, British suffragists, led by Emmeline Pankhurst, become more militant & violent in their demand for the vote. This would be significant because governments were beginning to realize that women were willing to go to any extent for their rights. -
National Woman's Party begin to systematically picket the White House,
Starting from this date, the National Woman's Party began to systematically picket the White House, They demanded the liberty to vote and specifically targeted their protests toward the President. This was very significant because women were realizing that they had to go to the root of the political system in order to get what they believed was rightfully theirs. -
19th Amendment ratified,
On this date, the 19th Amendment was ratified giving women in the USA the right to vote. This was very significant because women had began asking for this right close to a century ago, and now they had finally received it. Women saw themselves with more power and a new outlook on life. -
The Feminine Mystique published
On this date, Betty Friedan published her book The Feminine Mystique in which she urged women to be more than just the typical housewife. She targeted the emotions of the everyday women, encouraging them to become independent modern ladies. This was a very historical book because it influenced feminism into being more about creating the modern, independent woman rather than just the suffragist. -
National Organization for Women founded
This organization consisted of women fighting for equal pay in the workforce. It was very significant because until now women hadn't openly demanded equality in the workforce, they had just silently suffered through unequal biased pay. -
Roe Vs. Wade Supreme Court Decision
Through this decision, the supreme court made abortion legal in all states of the US. This was very important to the feminist movement, because feminists believed that for the first time women could fully focus on their right to a career rather than just having children. -
March for Women's Lives
At this event, women marched in Washington in order to show support for women's reproductive rights. This was very important because women showed continuity in fighting for feminism even in the 21st century. -
Summary
From the 1840s to the 2000s, women introduced and supported the idea of liberty through the right to vote, have a job, equal pay, and reproductive rights. Even today, feminists continue to have these feelings and sentiments.
