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The Declaration Of Independence By Thomas Jefferson
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Seneca Falls Convention
After The Seneca Falls Convention, women slowly began to gain more rights in many areas. The convention passed a “Declaration of Sentiments” describing their grievances. This highlighted the facts that women couldn't vote, couldn't create laws, and was heavily discriminated against. Many decades after this convention, women gained the right to vote. -
Aint I a Women Sojourner Truth
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Susan B Anthony
Anthony helped to merge the two largest suffrage associations into one, the National American Women’s Suffrage Association. She was good at strategy. Her discipline, energy, and ability to organize made her a strong and successful leader. In 1868 she became editors of the Association’s newspaper, The Revolution, which helped to spread the ideas of equality and rights for women.” -
Woman Suffrage Parade
This parade brought new energy and national attention to the suffrage movement. Congress held an investigation into the lack of police protection for marchers, which kept the story in the news even longer. Keeping this relevant helped gain more sympathy and impact for the movement. -
first woman elected to Congress
Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress. She continued the fight for voting rights while in Congress, serving on the Committee on Woman Suffrage and introducing the issue for debate. She helped women in her home state of Montana win the vote and introduced what later became the 19th Amendment to secure suffrage for women nationwide. -
silent sentinel protest
The determination and persistence of the Silent Sentinels turned President Wilson from an enemy to an allie. This helped bring the final fight for woman suffrage to help pass the 19th amendment. Though this angered some Americans, it also created more support for the suffrage amendment. -
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan became one of the most influential leaders of the women's liberation movement after she published her book "The Feminine Mystique.”The book became an instant bestseller, sparking a new wave of women's rights battles. This helped launch Friedan as a leader in the movement. After this she helped found the National Organization for Women and became its president. She kept fighting and made a great impact all through the 60s and into the 70s, encouraging so many woman. -
Pauli Murray
Murray is the foundation of the phrase "Jane Crow" Murray published and co-authored an article, "Jane Crow and the Law: Sex Discrimination and Title VII," in which she discussed the discrimination she faced. While being the only Black woman in a classroom full of men at Howard University's law school, the term "Jane Crow" stuck and became a guiding principle for her and the women's liberation movement. -
Shirley Chisholm
Chisholm was the First Black woman ever elected to Congress. This gained national attention when the country was in open debate about a woman's place in the world.This helped impact the women's suffrage movement because it showed change. It showed that women are capable of beating men and eventually doing better. Chisholm helped gain attention to this movement by not giving up and always putting up a fight for change. -
Testimony before the Senate Gloria Steinem
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Susan Brownmiller
Brownmiller wrote a world shaking book about rape that made waves in the '70s. When the book became a bestseller, people learned that rape should be considered a social issue.” She wrote that rape was a "conscious process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear." This impacted alot of people and opened lots of eyes. -
Shelby County v. Holder
This initiated a turning point for the voting rights/womens suffrage movement. In a major voting rights decision, the Supreme Court essentially ruled that states with a history of discrimination no longer had to get the federal gov’s ok before they changed voting laws. This was something the Voting Rights Act required. -
Harvey Weinstein is my Monster salma hayek
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The Gendered History of Human Computers Clive Thomas
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The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’ Jeanne Dorin McDowell
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Barbie Ferrera
