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The First College to Accept Women
The Oberlin College in Ohio started accepting women into their curriculum in 1833 -
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Women's Careers Expand
Women originally could only have caring jobs, yet in the mid-1800's, they were able to be hired for more jobs that dealt with writing or art and even industry. -
NWSA vs AWSA
The National Woman's Suffrage Association (NWSA), led Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, wanted the there to be an Amendment that legally allowed women to vote, while also dealing with other issues with women’s rights. The American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), led by Henry Ward Beecher (a man), purely just wanted women to have the right to vote. -
20% of College Student Were Women
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First Female Candidate
Some NWSA members supported the first female presidential candidate, Victoria Woodhull -
Voting Gets You Arrested
Susan B. Anthony was arrested for registering to vote and voting in in Rochester, New York. -
Supreme Court Try to Put Their Foot Down
The Supreme Court stated that citizenship does not give you the right to vote. -
Prohibition Against Alcohol Starts
Frances Willard leads the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) to fight to ban alcohol. -
The WCTU
Frances Willard lead the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, one of the most powerful groups for temperance and women's rights. -
The NACW
The National Association of Colored Women was formed, by 1916 they had 100,000 members -
Smash and Dash
Cary Nation smashed saloons with a bible and an axe in her hands. -
Ban on Booze
The Eighteenth Amendment, which banned the making, sale, and distribution of alcohol, was applied. -
Alcohol Prevails
The Eighteenth Amendment was ratified.