Women's Civil Rights In NC

By BrookieBear620

  • The First English child was born in the U.S.

    The First English child was born in the U.S.
    The child's name was Virginia Dare

  • Edenton Tea Party

    Edenton Tea Party
    October 25: Fifty-one “patriotic ladies” gather in Edenton to announce in writing their boycott of East Indian tea as long as it is taxed by the British. This Protest is one of the first political activities in this country staged by women.

  • The Raleigh Female Benevolent Society is officially incorporated.

    The Raleigh Female Benevolent Society is officially incorporated.
    In 1823, the group released a revised constitution and by-laws that included society reports from the preceding two years.

  • Mary Jane Patterson

    Mary Jane Patterson
    the first African American woman in the United States to receive a B.A. degree is born in Raleigh.
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    July 19–20: The world’s first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York.

  • Amelia Jenks Bloomer publishes and edits Lily,

    Amelia Jenks Bloomer publishes and edits Lily,
    the first prominent women's rights newspaper.

  • Sojourner Truth gives her spontaneous "Ain't I a Woman?"

    Sojourner Truth gives her spontaneous "Ain't I a Woman?"
    speech at the women's rights convention in Akron, Ohio.

  • The American Equal Rights Association

    The American Equal Rights Association
    The American Equal Rights Association, the first organization in the country to advocate national women's suffrage, is founded.