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the world anti slavery convention was held in london. abolitionists lucretia mott and elizabeth cady stanton attend but they are barred from participatting in the meeting . the sub leads them to decide to hold a women's rights convention when they
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the first women's rights convention was held in seneca falls new york.among the attendees are amelia bloomer , charlotte woodward , and fredrick douglas . lucretia mott's husband james presides . stanton authors the declaration of sentiments , which sets
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the eleventh national women's rights convention firsts science the beginning of the civil war is held in newyork city . lucretia mott presides over a merger between suffragists and the american anti - slavery association : the new group is called the
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the 14 amendment passes granted former slaves the right to vote the amendment specifies the world " male" officially excluding women's sufferage . anthony and stanton are outraged. arguments lead to split in the movement
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the fiften amendment is ratified . although it's gender - netural language appers to grant women the vote, women who go to the polls to test the amendment are turned away.
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susan b. anthene was arested rochester n.y.for illegal voting .anthony refused to pay her street car fare to police staton because she was '' traveling under protest as the government's expense
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- Women in the Washington territory are granted full voting rights. Prominent suffragists travel to Liverpool, where they form the International Council of Women. At this meeting, the leaders of the National and American associations work together, laying
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The National and American associations merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Stanton becomes the new organization's first president.
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- For a third time, the House votes to enfranchise women. The Senate finally passes the Nineteenth Amendment, and suffragists begin their ratification campaign
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- Despite the political subversion of anti-suffragists, particularly in Tennessee, three quarters of state legislatures ratify the Nineteenth Amendment on 26 August. American women win full voting rights.