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1st Woman's Rights Convention
300 people attend the 1st woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York -
Sojourner Truth - "Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth tells her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at a woman's rights convetion in Akron, Ohio -
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Civil War
The Civil War starts & the women help in the war instead of worrying about suffrage -
The 14th Amendment
The 14th amendment allows former MALE slaves to vote -
The 15th Amendment is Ratified
Although its gender is nuetral, language appears to grant woman the vote. Women who go to the polls to test the amendment are turned away -
Susan B. Anthony is Arrested
Susan B. Anthony is arrested in Rochster, New York for illegal voting -
The American Woman's Suffrage Association
The National and American associations merged to form the National American Woman's Suffrage Association and Stanton becomes the first president. -
Susan B. Anthony Retires
Anthony retires as the president of the National American and to the suprise of many, recommends Carrie Chapman Catt as her successor -
Woman's Suffrage Parade
Suffragist Alice Paul organizes 8,000 women for a parade through Washington and she became the leader of the congressional union -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified and women earned full voting rights
