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abigail adams writes to her husband who is attending the continetal congress in philidalphea
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elizabeth cady stanton and susan b anthony from the american equal rights association an organization for white and black women and men dedicated to the goal of woman suffrage.
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suveral women including virginea loisa minor, victoria wood hull and myra bradwell attempt to use the fourteenth amendment in the courts to secure the vote.
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susan b anthony is arrested and brought to trial in tochester,new york, for attempting to vote for ulysses s grant.
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a women suffrage ammendment is introduced to the united states congress.
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the national federation of women clubs wich by this time included more than two million white women and women of color.
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jeanette rankln becomes the first american women elected to represent her state in the u.s house of representatives.
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the great war (world war 1) intervines to slow down the suffrage campain.
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the nineteenth amendment is ratified. its victory accomplished!!!!
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the national womens party firtst proposes the equal rights amendment to eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender. it has never been ratified.
