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Suffrage Act
1869 Women's Suffrage Act, in Wyoming passes. Susan B Antony is elected president of American Equal Rights Association. On Dec 10, 1869, Wyoming approves women the right to vote. This is the first state in US history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped with this. Men In Wyoming were delighted by this, due to the fact that men out numbered women tremendously, 6000 men to 1,000 women. Utah, and then Washington, were next to allow women to vote.
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Minor vs Happersett
Minor vs. Happersett, in 1875, denies women right to vote, the 14th amendment did not protect this. US Supreme Court, did not grant women right. This was a court decision in Missouri. Her name was Virginia Minor. This was ruled in 1874, that the suffrage was not protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Her husband, Francis joined her in this argument. This happened in St. Louis, Missouri. They sued the voting registrar, Reese Happersett
"Minor V Happersett" www.Britannica.com -
Jane Addams Hull House
Jane Addams, opened Hull House in late1889-1890s in Chicago, which was safe haven and help for the poor people in the city. This house became a model for settlement houses, that helped with laws, workers comp and child labor laws. It opened its doors to European immigrants. Jane Addams friend, Ellen Gates Starr was a founder as well. The Hull House also helped open a juvenile court in Illinois. This is a continuance of changing women's power.
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Mann Act
Named after James R. Mann in 1910, this law AKA "White Slave Trafficking Act", stopped women from being trafficked for sex, as they were being drugged and taken to brothels. This law shows how laws were still in place to protect and help women, changing women's place of value.This law was signed by President Taft. This happended during the "moral panic" era, to stop prostitution and is still used today.
"Mann Act", Legal-Dictionary.com (accessed June 17,2017) -
Women Vote!
After a 70 year fight, in 1920, women earned the right to vote with the passing of the 19th amendment. This happened in Seneca Falls, NY and was still showing change overtime in women's uprising, as laws kept being passed in behalf of women. some women did not want to vote, feeling that women were still not equal as men. Sadly, the early supporters passed away before they saw this in action. "suffrage", meant right to vote.
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Birth Control, Margaret Sanger
She opened the first birth control clinic in NY. She founded The American Birth Control League in 1921, also started Planned Parenthood. She believed women should be able to choose if they wanted to have children. She was also trying to prevent "back alley abortions".She helped change over time by giving women choices about their body, and sexuality. She thought Christianity was stopping talks that would be considered too candid.
Margaret Sanger," The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda"
