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Seneca Falls
Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and others gathered at the women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York to talk about the Declaration of Sentiments. This eventually passed but was a close call, it got help from Frederick Douglass, who was a popular abolitionist and an early ally of women’s rights activists. -
“Ain't I a woman?”
There was a women's rights convention held in Akron, Ohio where Sojourner Truth, a former slave, made a now memorable speech, “Ain't I a woman?” -
Formation of the American Equal Rights Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony made the American Equal Rights Association, which was an organization for all women and men dedicated to the goal to end universal suffrage. They then petitioned Congress for “universal suffrage.” -
Woman Arrested for Voting in New York
Susan B. Anthony and lots more women were arrested in Rochester, New York, after they illegally voted in the presidential election. Anthony tried to fight the charges but ended up being unsuccessful, and the court fined her $100, but she never paid it. -
Intro of the Woman Suffrage Amendment into Congress
California Senator Aaron Sargent introduces the women’s suffrage amendment to the U.S. Senate for the first time. -
NAWSA Forms
The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association came together and formed the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), which Elizabeth Cady Stanton led. They went from state to state and campaigned for voting rights. -
The National Association of Colored Women is formed
A group of women formed the National Association of Colored Women Clubs or the NACWC. They focus on advocating for equal pay, educational opportunities, job training, and access to child care, all for Black women. -
Gaining Momentum
The suffrage movement gained momentum, using more serious tactics like picketing(striking outside an event) and hunger strikes. -
First woman elected to the House of Representatives
Jeannette Rankin from Montana was the first woman who was elected to the House of Representatives. Woodrow Wilson says that the Democratic Party platform would support suffrage. -
President Wilson in favor
President Wilson addresses the Senate saying that he is now in favor of women's suffrage, arguing that women should be rewarded for their service during the wartime. -
The Woman Suffrage Amendment is introduced in Congress again(1878)
The Woman Suffrage Amendment, which Susan B. Anthony introduced to Congress in 1878, was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. Then was sent to the states for ratification. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment is certified as law, stating that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”