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Women can't own property
colonies adopt English system of property ownership for married women, which meant that women could not own property in their own name or keep the earnings they received -
Prohibt Voting
13 states pass laws that prohibit women from voting. -
First Women's Public School
First public schools for women open in New York and Boston. -
Oberlin College
Oberlin College in Ohio is the first co-educational college in the U.S. Three women graduated in 1841. -
First College for Women
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary is established in Massachusetts by Mary Lyon as the first college for women. -
Not Allowed to attend Convention
Lucreita Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are not allowed to attend a world anti slavery convention in London which then causes them to hold a womens convention in the US -
First Women's Convention
The first Women’s rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. Individuals write and sign the declaration of sentiments, which created the agenda of women’s activism for decades to come. -
Property Rights
First state constitution in California extends property rights to women -
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Women's Convention
First and second national Womens rights convention is held in Worcester, Massachusetts. An alliance was formed here with the Abolitionist movement -
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Suffrage Movement come to halt
Efforts for womens suffrage movement come to a halt during the civil war -
Stanton and Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony form the American equal Rights association- goal of suffrage for all regardless of gender or race -
National Labor Union
The National Labor Union pushes for equal pay for equal work. Women must be paid the same as a man for doing the same or equivalent job with the same qualifications -
Racial Equality
racial equality issue splits two suffrage associations -
Wyoming
Territory of Wyoming gives women the right to vote -
Female president
first female president nominated- first female president nominated -
Federal equal pay for equal work
Congress requires federal equal pay for equal work -
Susan B. Anthony arrested
Susan B. Anthony arrested for trying to vote in New York -
Denies voting rights
Supreme court denies voting rights to women -
League of womens voter
League of womens voter created to educate women on their right to vote leag -
10th amendment ratified
The 10th amendment is ratified- womens right to vote -
Equal Rights
First equal rights amendment introduced -
Equal pay
Equal pay act becomes a federal law -
Civil Rights
Civil rights protections extended to women -
Abortion Right
Supreme court establishes abortion right -
Women in Military
Women are integrated into all branches of the U.S. military -
Employment Discrimination
Employment discrimination against pregnant women banned -
Lilly Ledbetter
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed into law- right to sue for pay discrimination
