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Birth Control
Margret Sanger opens the first birth control clinic. It was shut down 10 days later and she was arrested. -
The Beginning
The first Womens Rights convention is held in Sensca Falls, New York. 68 women and 42 men sign the Declaration of Sentiments; a document stating the rights of women. -
Property Rights
The Massachusetts legislature grants property rights to women. -
The Split
The movement splits in two because of dissagreements about the 14th and 15th amendment. -
Jury Duty
A year after Wyoming passes the sufferage law women started to serve on juries. -
Susan B
Susan B. Anthony was arrested for trying to vote. She was later brought to trial in Rochester, New York. -
Blva Lockwood
Belva Lockwood runs for president. House of Representatives is still debating womens suffrage. -
Ida B. Wells
After 3 black businessmen are lynched Ida B. Wells launches her nation-wide campaign for anti-lynching. -
Progressing
The first state to adopt the right to womens voting is Utah. Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Kansas, Arizona, Alaska, Illinois, Montana, Nevada, New York, Michigan, Oklahoma, and South Dakota follow. -
Voting
19th amendment of the constitution was ratified. All women were able to vote for the first time -
Women Attacked
Women's Suffrage parade on the eve of Wilson's inauguration gets attacked by a mob. no arrests are made yet hundreds of women are injured.
