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Women's Rights Movement
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First Convention on Women's Rights
"68 women and 32 men sign the "Declaration of Sentiments," including the first formal demand made in the United States for women's right to vote: "...it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise." " -
First woman Physican
Elizabeth Blackwell -
The American Women Suffrage Movement Founded
"Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to achieve the vote through a Congressional amendment" -
Susan B. Anthony is Arrested
Casted a ballot with 15 other Women -
Declaration of Women's Rights
"Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage disrupt the official Centennial program at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, presenting a "Declaration of Rights for Women" to Vice President Ferry." -
National Association Opposed to Women Suffrage
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19th Amendment is Ratified
Women can now vote! -
First Woman in U.S Cabinet
"Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, as well as the first woman in the U.S. cabinet." -
Women's Services are Accepted by the Military
