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First College Acceptance
Oberlin College in Ohio is the first to accept women. -
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Employment Opportunities For Women
The available jobs for women greatly expanded and extended past the traditional professions of teaching and nursing. They became artists, journalists, secretaries, bookkeepers, etc. -
AWSA Vs. NWSA
The American Woman Suffrage Association focused on winning the right to vote on a state to state basis with alignments to the Republican Party. However, the National Woman Suffrage Association campaigned for the constitutional right to vote and other sexist issues like labor organizing on a national level. -
Percentage of College Students Based on Gender
About 20 percent of all college students are women -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony tested the law by first voting on Election Day in Rochester, New York. She was arrested and put on trial. She spoke out about why women should be allowed to vote. The judge found her guilty and fined her $100. Anthony thought that she could take the case to a higher court if she didn't pay the fine and went to jail. Susan B. Anthony kept protesting through speech and swaying each individual state to the suffrage movement. -
Supreme Court
In 1875, the Supreme Court ruled and declared that citizenship did not grant the right to vote. They also decided that it was up to the states if women were allowed the right to vote. -
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Prohibition Movement
The Prohibition Movement was the call for banning the production, marketing, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. They believed it was responsible for the crimes committed against women and children. Former baseball player Billy Sunday preached the idea at church while Carry Nation used a hatchet to smash saloons. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union and Anti-Saloon League were heavily involved in this. -
NAWSA
The National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association merged into the National American Woman Suffrage Association. -
National Association of Colored Woman
The National Association of Colored Woman was the organization for African American women to fight for the rights white women fought for. They weren't allowed in most reforms, so they decided to build their own. Some of its prominent members were Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Margaret Murray Washington and Harriet Tubman. -
College Education For Women
The percentage of college students who are women has raised to more than a third. -
The 18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was proposed in 1917. It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. It was ratified by the states in 1919. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women what they deserved, the right to vote. -
The Repeal of The 18th Amendment
Although good on paper, the 18th Amendment was unpopular and useless in action. It was repealed in 1933.