Womens Rights

By jakecaputo

  • 1848

    1848
    68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement.

  • 1850

    1850
    The first National Women's Rights Convention takes place.

  • 1890

    1890
    The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (

  • 1893

    1893
    Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. Utah and Idaho follow suit in 1896, Washington State in 1910, California in 1911, Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona in 1912, Alaska and Illinois in 1913, Montana and Nevada in 1914, New York in 1917; Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918.

  • 1903

    1903
    The National Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) is established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women.

  • 1919

    1919
    The federal woman suffrage amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in Congress in 1878, is passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is then sent to the states for ratification.

  • 1961

    1961
    President John Kennedy establishes the President's Commission on the Status of Women and appoints Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman.

  • 1972

    1972
    As a result of Title IX, the enrollment of women inathletics programs and professional schools increased dramatically.

  • 1978

    1978
    The pregnancy discrimitation act amends the title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 and bans employment discrimination against pregnant women.

  • 1981

    The us senate votes unanimously to confirm sandra day oconnor as the first woman supremer court justice he was nominated by president reagan.