Women's Suffrage Movement Timeline

By mza

  • Women in College

    Oberlin College was the first college to admit women as well as men.

  • State Grants Women Voting Rights

    Wyoming became the first to grant women the vote.

  • More Suffrage Associations

    NWSA and AWSA were formed

  • Testifying For Women's Suffrage

    Susan B. Anthony testifies on behalf of women’s suffrage

  • Women in College Growth

    20% of all college students were women

  • More States Grant Voting Rights

    Utah joins Wyoming granting women the vote

  • Women Vote and are Arrested

    Susan B. Anthony and three other sisters register and vote and are arrested two weeks later.

  • WCTU

    Frances WIllard headed the WCTU making it a powerful force for temperance and the rights of women.

  • Women's Suffrage Associations Join

    NWSA and AWSA merge to for NAWSA

  • African American Reform Organization Formed

    National Association of Colored Women (NACW) was founded.

  • Women in College Growth

    33% of college students were women

  • Job Census Counts

    Census counted 11,207 female artists from 412 from 1870 and 2,193 journalists from 35.

  • The 19th Amendment

    Under the 19th amendment, women are given the right to vote.