Women's Rights Avery Course 3

Seneca Falls Convention

Jul 19, 1848

First women's rights convention is held. Men and women sign the Declaration of Sentiments, which listed and explored the grievances faced by women, as well as the agenda of what needed to be accomplished.

Women's RIghts Convention

Apr 10, 1850

The first Women's RIghts Convention attracts more than 1000 participants to Massachusettes, and conventions are held yearly until 1860.

National Woman Suffrage Association

May 10, 1869

Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the NWSA, which primarily focusses on suffrage.

Knights of Labor Form

Dec 1, 1869

The Knights of Labor was the first labor union to be inclusive of protecting the rights of women employees, as well as blacks.

Women can vote in Wyoming!

Dec 10, 1869

Wyoming allows women the right to vote, and within a year, women are serving on juries in the territory.

Hull House Opens

Sep 18, 1889

The settlement house, located near Chicago, was opened by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. It assited working class families, especially immigrants, in programs such as evening classes and daycare.

NWSA is formed

Jan 1, 1890

The National Women Suffrage Association was formed.

Formation of The National Association of Colored Women

Jul 21, 1896

NACW brings together more than 100 women's clubs around the world. Leaders included Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin and Mary Church Terrell

National Women's Trade Union League is established

Apr 10, 1903

NWTUL creates better working conditions for women and higher wages.

NWP Was Formed

Nov 25, 1913

Alice Paul and Lucy Burns founded the National Women's Party which was more radical than NWSA. The party pushed for a constitutional amendment to be added to allow all women to vote.

18th Amendment is Passed

Jan 16, 1919

Many women worked to enact the 18th Amendment, and supported abstaining from alcohol, due to the fact that it ruined family units and caused disruptions in marriages. They used the stereotype that all women were to be homewreckers in their favor, and effectively banned alcohol for several years.

The 19th Amendment is Passed

Jun 4, 1920

After years of protesting, the ninteenth amendment is finally ratified, which guaranteed all women the right to vote.

Lucretia Mott Amendment is proposed

Period: Jan 1, 1923 to Dec 31, 1942

Starting in 1923, the Lucretia Mott Amendment was proposed by Alice Paul in every session of Congress. It stated, "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction." (1923-1942, specific dates unknown)

First woman governor

Jan 5, 1925

In Wyoming, Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor. She held office from January 5, 1925 to January 3, 1927.

First Women's World Fair

Apr 18, 1925

The first women's world fair was held in Chicago from April 18-25, 1925. It featured 280 booths and attracted over 160,000 visitors.

First woman senator

Dec 9, 1931

Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman on the U.S. Senate in 1931 and remained in office until 1945.

Jane Addams recieves Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10, 1931

In 1931, Jane Addams became the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor and with Hull House in Chicago.

First woman cabinet member

Mar 4, 1933

In 1933, Frances Perkins became the first female U.S. cabinet member. She served in office as Secretary of Labor until June 30, 1945.

WAC is created

May 15, 1942

Women's Army Corps was created, also called WAAC (Women's Army Auxilary Corps). Women were now officially allowed to work non-combat positions in the military. Women would now receive more equal pay and benefits to men in the military.

AAGPBL

May 30, 1943

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943.

1950s- ABOUT 1970s

Jan 1, 1950

During the 1950s, the rights of women and the respect that they were given from society drastically dropped. Many women were marrying young, during college years, and giving birth to children. Large families (of 3+ kids) were common, and it was seen as the women's role to stay at home and provide a stable home life for her husband and children. Many women did not work outside of the home, and were left feeling a lack of purpose.

The Feminine Mystique

Mar 11, 1963

The Feminine Mystique, written by Betty Freidan, explored the depression that women faced as their roles became limited to the households during the 50s.

Equal Pay Act

Jun 10, 1963

JFK signed the EPA into law as part of his New Frontier program, and it mandated that men and women be paid equal for equal work.

Roe V Wade

Apr 10, 1973

This court case wound up gaining women the right to abortion. Previously, abortions were illegal, and therefore women did not have sexual freedom, control over their own bodies, or the opportunity to terminate pregnancies safely.

Equal Rights Amendment

Apr 10, 1977

The ERA was a proposed amendment that would guarantee equal rights regardless of sex. However, due to fears of women being drafted, and of housewives not being to collect the benefits of their husbands once they were widowed, the law did not pass.

First female Supreme Court justice

Apr 10, 1981

Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court as the first female justice.