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The first gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States
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The first alliance
Lucy Stanton and Susan B. Anthony forged a lifetime alliance as women’s rights activists -
The wings of the women’s rights movement
Stanton and Anthony created the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and later Stanton formed American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), which directed its efforts toward changing federal law and opposed the 15th Amendment because it excluded women The first state to grant women complete voting rights was Wyoming -
Women’s suffrage amendment
California Senator Aaron Sargent introduced in Congress a women’s suffrage amendment -
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Contantly suffragists’ efforts
The two wings of the women’s rights movement struggled to maintain the contantly suffragists’ efforts -
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Legitimate the suffrage movement
Surge of volunteerism among middle class women, activists in progressive causes, members of women’s clubs and professional societies, temperance advocates, and participants in local civic and charity organizations. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
NWSA and AWSA united to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) -
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Vote in states
The NAWSA worked as a nonpartisan organization focused on gaining the vote in states -
Colorado granted women complete voting rights
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Utah and Idaho granted women complete voting rights
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Voting rights in other states
The NAWSA intensified its lobbying efforts and additional states extended the franchise to women: Washington, California, Arizona, Kansas, Illinois and Oregon -
Congressional Union
Alice Paul formed the rival Congressional Union (later named the National Woman’s Party) -
Suffragists parade in New York
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The voting rigths in other states
Arkansas granted partial voting rigths and New York granted full voting rights -
Full voting rights for women nationally
The 19th Amendment, providing full voting rights for women nationally, was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. -
The first woman to serve in the national legislature
Montana’s Jeannette Rankin is the first woman to serve in the national legislature.
