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Seneca Falls
Participants of the inaugural women's rights convention at Seneca Falls , including Elizabeth Stanton, adopt the Declaration of Sentiments. This document calls for equality of women and includes a resolution that women should seek the right to vote. Frederick Douglas helped get this suffrage resolution passed. -
The First National Women's Rights Convention
The first convention will take place in Worcester, Massachusetts. It attracted more than 1,000 participants. Frederick Douglass, Abby Kelley Foster, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth were all in attendance. The men were the majority that showed up and there were also several newspaper reporters. -
Civil War
Women Suffrage had to come to a pause while the war was going on. The women put their efforts into the war and helped the warriors. -
American Equal Rights Association
Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony form the American Equal Rights Association. It was made for white women, black women, and they also include black males. They petitioned Congress for universal suffrage. -
Suffragists Split
They split into two groups with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton forming the National Women Suffrage Association. They split to try to go to more states to try to gain voting rights for women. -
Wyoming Passes Women's Suffrage Law
Wyoming becomes the first state to pass a women's suffrage law. Susan B. Anthony was upset about the 14th Amendment giving rights to black males and not women, so she goes to Wyoming and they give her what she wants. Wyoming also becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote. -
Anti-Suffrage Party is founded
The Anti-Suffrage party is founded, Ellen Sherman challenged the notion of suffrage a a general right and that it should be granted to women. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony registers to vote and votes for Ulysses S. Grant in New York. She gets arrested, tried, and convicted. In her defense, she thought that the Equal Protection clause in the 14th Amendment allowed her to vote, but that was not sucessful. -
Introduction of the Women's Suffrage Amendment
California Senator, A.A Sargeant introduces the Women's Suffrage Amendment to Congress. It has almost the same language as the 19th Amendment today. -
Formation of NAWSA
The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merge to form the National American Women Suffrage Association. It is led by Elizabeth Stanton. They went on to state to state campaigns to fight for themselves. -
Formation of the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage. Their focus is on trying to secure a federal constituitional ammedment for women to vote. -
Alice Paul
Alice Paul is convicted or traffic disruption and incarcerated during a demonstration. She then goes on a hunger strike in prison and is force fed milk and eggs for nutrition. -
World War I Ends
After a lot of bad press with Alice Paul's treament, President Wilson announces that women's suffrage is urgently needed as a war measure. -
Women's Suffrage Amendement is Introduced
The Women's Suffrage Amendment that was formerly written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced to Congress in 1878, is passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. The states then had to ratify it and Wisconsin and Illinois are the first ones to do that. -
19th Amendment is Certified as Law
After Tennessee becomes the 36th state to ratify the amendment, the 19th Amendment is then certified as a law. It guarantee that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
