Women's suffrage EDUC 2245

By CMARKINS

  • Behind in the Polls

    New Jersey women lose the right to vote.
    (EG)

  • The Bluegrass State

    Kentucky passes legislation that allows women to vote.(EG)

  • Mississippi Women and Property

    Mississippi is the first state to grant women the right to purchase and own their own property in their own name, so long as they have permission from their husband. (CM)

  • First on the Agenda

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton Writes "The Declaration of Sentiments", which lays out the agenda for women's rights activists for years to come. (CM)

  • The Worcester Convention

    The first national convention for women's rights is held. In attendance are some of the leading figures in civil rights at the time, such as Fredrick Douglas and William Lloyd Garrison. (CM)

  • AERA

    Formation of the American Equal Rights Association. Commences working for women's and African Americans Civil Rights.(EG)

  • An End is Only a Beginning

    The debate of the 14th Amendment destroys the American Equal Rights Association. Stanton and Susan B Anthony form the National Women's Suffrage Association(NWSA). (CM)

  • 1 More Than 14

    15th Amendment is passed, extending the right to vote to citizens regardless of race or color, but gender is not addressed. (EG)

  • Another Advocacy Group

    The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is formed. Opposed by the Liquor Lobby in fear that women would vote to prohibit the sale of liquor.(CM)

  • A Supreme Set Back

    In the case of Minor v Happersett, the supreme court ruled that women do not have the right to vote under the United States Constitution.(EG)

  • Defeat on Capitol HIll

    The first vote on women's suffrage is taken to the senate and is defeated.(CM)

  • Promoting Women in Society

    National Council of Women is established. (CM)

  • Coming Together

    NWSA and AWSA merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Despite the name, they are more interested in suffrage at the state level rather than nationally. (CM)

  • Stanton's Bible

    Stanton publishes "The Woman's Bible", causing the NAWA to disassociate themselves from her due to the potentially damage her radical ideas could bring the movement. (CM)
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    Suffrage Spreads

    One by one, states begin to adopt suffrage, with Teddy Roosevelts Bull Moose Party the first to support it on a national level

  • Success at Last!

    3/4 of states ratify the nineteenth amendment. Women gain the constitutional right to vote