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The First Women's Rights Convention
At the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca falls, New York, the very first Women's Rights Convention took place. This was started by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who both worked towards making people aware of the lack of civil, social, and religious rights of women. Almost 200 women showed up. -
Property Rights For Women
In California, a law was passed so married women had control over property. Before, women's property rights got taken away when they were married, so everything belonged to their husbands. California was the first place to make this law. -
The Civil War Starts
A lot was impacted when the Civil War started, including the Women's Suffrage Movement. Women had to help out, like supplying the troops with food and clothing. The movement came to a stop until 1865 when it ended. -
The National Women's Suffrage Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony created the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA.) Their goal was to get votes for women and make people aware of women's rights issues. -
Anti-Suffragism
The Anti Suffrage Party was formed in 1871. There were always people who didn't agree with the Women's Suffrage, but now people formed groups campaigning against it. Anti suffragists were both men and women believing that women just belonged in the house. -
Illegally Voting
Women such as Susan B. Anthony secretly voted but were quickly found out. A total of 15 women were arrested for this. Susan B. Anthony was a big advocate of women's rights and put in her vote for Ulysses S. Grant. -
Woman Suffrage Amendment is proposed to the U.S. Congress
The idea of letting women vote was proposed to the U.S. Congress by Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage. Of course it wasn't approved until much later, but it started then. -
The First State To Allow Votes For Women
Wyoming became the first state to allow women to vote. This was partly due to the National American Woman Suffrage Association who focused their efforts on securing suffrage in states. -
Colorado Allows Votes For Women
Colorado was the first state to make it an actual law. It was also done with a vote, 35,798 voting in favour of women's suffrage and 29,551 voting against it. -
The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
Slowly different states were allowing women to vote, but not all people agreed with this. The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage was run by Mrs. Arthur Dodge, to protest against suffrage. This became the most popular anti-suffrage organization in America. There were lots of women in this organization who simply didn't want the vote, and just thought they were happier without it. -
Petitioning For Votes
Mabel Vernon and Sara Bard Field created a petition for votes that gathered half a million signatures. -
Canada Joins With The Right To Vote
Before this event, women were allowed to vote, have jobs at municipal councils, libraries, and schools, but that was it. This changed when Manitoba became the first province to let women vote in provincial elections. -
First Women To Hold Federal Office In The U.S.
Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first women to hold federal office in America. She played a big role in starting the legislation that became the 19th constitutional amendment, letting women vote. -
The President Adresses The Senate
President Woodrow Wilson states that he supports the suffrage movement, and addresses the senate about adopting women's suffrage when world war 1 ends. -
Full Voting Rights For American Women
Women are granted full voting rights with the 19th amendment. This stated that the voters "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." -
Chinese-Canadians Get To Vote
It is believed that the Women's Suffrage Movement ended in 1920 when voting was granted. There were still people of different races that didn't get those rights. Asian men and woman weren't allowed to vote until after world war 2 in Canada. -
Indigenous People Voting
Indigenous people were not allowed to vote in Canada until much later than everyone else. They were finally permitted in 1960.
