The road women took to gain the right to vote

By Charis White

  • American women activists first formally demanded the right to vote

    The leaders were Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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    The Civil War caused the women sffrage movement to lose momentum

  • The National Woman Suffrage Association was formed

    Created by Anthony and Stanton

  • Wyoming became the first state to fully allow women to vote

  • Illinois state legislature granted women the right to vote

    This was the first women's victory in a state east of the Mississippi River.

  • Jeanette Rankin was sworn into the 65th Congress

    She was the first woman to serve in the national legislature.

  • The passing of the 19th Amendment

    Provided full voting rights for women natioanlly.

  • The suffragist movement together had aquired enough influence to try for a constitutional amendment

    Unfortunately, when the proposal finally reached the Senate floor, it was defeated.