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Declaration of Sentiments
DeclarationEqual treatment for men and women was put into play at the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. This set the agenda for women's rights! -
National Women's Rights Convention
The ConventionThe first national meeting took place in Worcester, Massachusetts. Yearly meetings were held for the next ten years with the excpetion of 1857. -
American Woman Suffrage Association
Women's SuffrageThis group focused on women's voting rights for individaul states. -
Women's Suffrage Law
Women's SuffragePassed by Wyoming, the first suffrage law was put into play. The next year, women began serving on juries. -
NAWSA
NAWSAThe National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association form to make the National American Women Suffrage Association. Their main goal is to obtain voting rights. -
National Women's Trade Union League
Trade UnionEstablished to improve women's work wages and conditions. -
Birth Control
Birth ControlMargaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. -