Women's Rights

By adoylehhs

  • Factory Work in the 1800's

    Factory Work in the 1800's
    During the 1800s, Western economies began a gradual shift from agriculture to industry. Many girls and women began to work in factories, contributing wages instead of labor to family economies.

  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention
    In New York, more than 200 people gathered to hold a convention on women's rights and the struggle of female suffrage.

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment
    This amendment granted universal sufferage.

  • Alice Paul

    Alice Paul
    Alice Paul drafted a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women. It was accepted by Congress in1972.

  • Women's Earnings

    Women's Earnings
    In 1975, women earned 62% of what men earned.