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Women lose the right to vote in the state of New York.
Women lose the right to vote in the state of New York. -
Women lose the right to vote in Massachusetts
Women lose the right to vote in Massachusetts -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony registers and votes in Rochester, New York, arguing that the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives her that right. However, she is arrested a few days later -
The trial of Susan B. Anthony
The trial of Susan B. Anthony is held. She is denied a trial by jury and loses her case. She never pays the $100 fine for voting -
woman is ignored in NY
Despite 600,000 signatures, a petition for women's suffrage is ignored in New York -
NYSA
The New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage begins -
Washington grants women the right to vote
Washington grants women the right to vote -
NWP
Beginning in January, the National Woman's Party posts silent "Sentinels of Liberty," also known as the Silent Sentinels, at the White House. The National Woman's Party is the first group to picket the White House. In June, the arrests begin. Nearly 500 women are arrested, and 168 serve jail time -
constitution
The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, stating, "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. -
finally woman votes in United States of America
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 strenuously prohibits racial discrimination in voting, resulting in greatly-increased voting by African American women and men.