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Women's Rights
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"All Men Are Created Equal"
Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, told him to "remember the ladies" when he went to work with the other men on the Declaration of Independence. He laughed. -
Women Voting
All the states take away women's rights to vote. -
Hannah Adams
Hannah Adams is the first women to support herself by writing. -
Emma Hart Willard
She writes, "Plan for Improving Female Education." This defied the issue of women's education, but it was unsucessful. -
Highschool
In New York and Boston, the first public high schools for girls opened. -
Sojourner Truth
Isabella Van Wagener is a freed slave, that takes the name Sojourner Truth and begins preaching throughout New York and New England against slavery. -
Fanny Wright
Fanny Wright wrote a book called Course of Popular Lectures. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"Elizabeth Cady Stanton omits the word "obey" from her marriage vows. -
Margaret Fuller
Women in the Nineteenth Century is the book that Margaret Fuller wrote for women's rights. -
First Women's Rights Convention
Senecca Falls, New York was where the first Women's Rights Convention took place. -
The First National Women's Rights Convention
The First National Women's Rights Convention takes place in Worcester, Massechusettes. -
Oregon!
The state of Oregon grants women the right to own land. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin, which becomes a best seller. -
The American Equal Rights Association
The American Equal Rights Association is founded by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, Martha Coffin Pelham Wright, and Ernestine Rose. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is arrested for trying to vote. -
Women's Suffrage Amendment
For the first time ever, a Women's Suffrage Amendment is introduced to Congress. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment is ratified, allowing women to vote.
