Important dates in women’s rights history

candy stanton,lucy stone ask for friends to send petitions for womens suffrage

Dec 26, 1865

ask friends to send petitions for womens suffrage to their representatives in congress.

petition for universal suffrage

Jan 29, 1866

first national drive to focus on on womens voting rights and includes signatures of some of the most prominent adovcates at the time.

womens marching in suffragette parade, Washington DC

Mar 3, 1913

womens march for their rights in Dc

petition from the women of georiga protesting the womens suffrage amendment

Jun 12, 1913

petition claims that the proposed amendment "is dangerous and hurtful for out country"

joint resolution proposing the amendment to the constitutuion extending the right of women suffrage

May 28, 1919

proposed the amendmnet to constituion to try and get it repealed

19th amendment to the united states constitution

Jun 4, 1919

passed by the house and senate

Tennesse's ratification of the 19th amendment

Aug 24, 1920

tennesse was 36 out of 48 states to ratify this amendment the passage of the amendment was to give the women the right to vote.

proposing equal rights amendment to the constitution

Dec 13, 1923

ERA is introduced to congress for the first time, his amnedment failed and was reintroduced 1,100 more attempts

Hattie Caraway becomes first woman elected to the US senate

Jan 12, 1932

first woman ever to be in the united states senate

frances perkins becomes the first female cabinet member

May 4, 1933

president roosevelt nominating frances perkins