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The first convention
The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. After 2 days of discussion and
debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the
agenda for the women's rights movement. A set of 12 resolutions is adopted calling for equal treatment
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14th Amendment
Ratification of the 14th amendment declaring “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside”
and that right may not be “denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of
age, and citizens of the United States” -
Creation of National Woman Suffrage Association
Split among the suffragist movement. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National
Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women
by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and others form the American Woman Suffrage Association, which focuses
exclusively on gaining voting rights for women through the individual state constitutions. -
15th Amendment
Congress ratifies the 15th amendment: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.” -
Arrest
Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election. -
NAWSA
The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merge to form
the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). As the movement's mainstream
organization, NAWSA wages state-by-state campaigns to obtain voting rights for women. -
Colorado
Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. -
National Woman's Party
Alice Paul and her colleagues form the National Woman's Party (NWP) and began introducing some of the
methods used by the suffrage movement in Britain. Tactics included demonstrations, parades, mass
meetings & picketing the White House over the refusal of President Woodrow Wilson and other
incumbent Democrats to actively support the Suffrage Amendment. -
Finally...
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law. https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment/videos/19th-amendment?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
