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Seneca Falls Convention in New York
Seneca Falls, New York becomes the location of the first Women's Rights Convention. Here, the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted in order to outline the intentions and desires of members of the movement. -
Sojourner Truth Delivers Speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
At a Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth gave a short, spontaneous speech on the rights of women and African-Americans. She spoke in front of a few people who believed that women are not entitled to as many rights as men, because Christ wasn't a woman. To them, she argues: "Where did your Christ come from? From God, and a Woman! Man didn't have nothing to do with it." -
Civil War Begins, Suffrage Efforts Halt
With the beginning of the Civil War, Suffragists halt their push for voting rights in order to assist with the war effort. The movement started up again after the war ended in 1865. -
Susan B. Anthony Votes
After registering four days prior, Susan B. Anthony casts her ballot for Ulysses S. Grant in Rochester, New York. Though this act was technically illegal, Anthony became the first woman to cast a ballot in an election. -
Trial of Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was arrested on November 18, 1872, after illegally voting in an election. On the 17th and 18th of June the following year, she was tried and conviced of her crime. She was ordered to pay a fine of $100, but never did so. -
First Women's Suffrage Bill is Introduced to Congress (DATE APPROXIMATE)
Sometime in the year 1878, a bill which would grant women nationwide the right of suffrage is first introduced to Congress, It is shot down eventually, but the 1919 Amendment to the Constitution is worded exactly the same. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Publishes The Women's Bible (DATE APPROXIMATE)
In 1895 and 1898, Elizabeth Cady Stanton published her book The Women's Bible, which largely blamed organized religion for the inequalities between the races and sexes. Many suffragists began to distance themselves from Stanton, because they felt her views were too radical. -
First Public Suffrage Parade
In New York, supporters of Universal Suffrage walked the first public suffrage parade, organized by the Women's Political Union. -
Senate Passes National Women's Suffrage Bill
The United States Senate finally passes the bill granting women voting rights nationwide, and the ratification process begins. -
19th Amendment is Ratified
On this day, the 19th Amendment is ratified by the last necessary state,Tennessee. This gives women across the nation the right to vote in any and all elections, including the one fast approaching.
