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Seneca Falls Convention
This was the first convention that granted everyone equal rights includin for african americans to vote but excluded the women. -
Wyoming
Legislatures granted women the right to vote in certain territoires. -
Illegal Voting
Susan B. Anthony and a few other women decided to vote 150 in ten states in the District of Columbia. -
Supreme Court Decision
They did think that women where citizens but it didnt give them the right to vote . -
NAWSA Formed
Women high school graduates outnumbered men and were needed for teachers and female typist. -
Carrie Chapman
Susan B. Anthony's successor who was president of the NAWSA -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
146 women died at their work place from a fire that happened on the top of the building -
New NAWSA Tactics
Carrie Chapman organized new tactics for the for the NAWSA
1) painstaking organization
2)close ties between local, state, and national workers
3)establishing a wide base of support
4)cautious lobbying
5)gracious, ladylike behavior -
More Radical Tactics
They pressured the federal government to pass a suffrage amendment. It caused a strike that led to be arrested, jailed and even force feed. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amedment granting women the right to vote.
