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The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America. NH, 1788. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton First Woman to Run for U.S. House of Representatives
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a well known American Suffragist and Abolitionist. She organized the world’s first women’s rights convention in 1848. When she moved to New York, she ran for Congress. Although women could not yet vote, she made a statement for Women's Rights. -
The Revolution Newspaper
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. The Revolution (New York), January 15, 1868, VOL. 2 ed. Accessed July 31, 2017. -
Fourteenth Amendment Ratified.
This is a very controversial issue in the fight for Women's Rights because for the first time the word "Male" was used in the Constitution. The 14th Amendment grants all African Americans citizenship. The document had originally stated,
"No male shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
The Constitution of the United States of America. 14th Amendment. 1866. -
Wyoming Territory grants Women the right to vote.
Although it was mostly done for publicity, the one large win for women here was not taken lightly, and it was the beginning of many more to come. It was signed into law by Territorial Governor John A. Campbell. -
Fifteenth Amendment Ratified.
This Amendment prohibited the State and Federal Government from denying the right to vote to anyone based on "race, color, and previous servitude". However, it was still legal to prohibit votes based on gender. Women were again furious of being left out of another amendment. Although just winning in Wyoming, this amendment sets the Women's Rights movement back again.
The Constitution of the United States of America. 15th Amendment . 1870. -
National Association Opposed to Women's Suffrage Formed.
Starting in New York, and in response to the "Susan B. Anthony Amendment" which would later be the 19th amendment, many groups formed to fight back. They believed the majority of women protested suffrage also, and that giving them a vote would only be doubling votes, especially in places of minorities. They argued women are too susceptible to emotional pressures, and that they would become corrupt by the world of politics. -
National Association Opposed to Women's Suffrage
National Association OPPOSED to Women's Suffrage. New York City, NY: Headquaters , 1911. -
First Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C.
The march took place March 3rd, near the Treasury building. It was to bring attention to the calling for an Amendment to pass for a Women's Vote. The march involved 8,000 marchers, including nine bands, four mounted brigades and 20 floats. It took place the day before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. The crowd reacted badly, assaulting, tripping, but by doing so, increasing the focus on the march. -
Jeannette Rankin Becomes First Woman Elected to Congress.
Jeannette Rankin, who was from Montana, was also a suffragist and a peace activist. She studied at the University of Washington in Seattle. She joined the women's suffrage movement in 1910. She was a brilliant speaker, and upon winning, she used her post as a chance to speak out for peace and women's rights. She placed her votes in favor for “civil liberties, suffrage, birth control, equal pay, and child welfare.” -
Nineteenth Amendment Ratified.
This amendment officially granted women the right to vote. That year, on November 2nd, over 8 million women nationwide voted in the presidential election for the first time. Mississippi was the last state to give women the right to vote, on March 22nd, 1984. -
Thedore Roosevelt adopts Women's Suffrage plank.
Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Republican Party became the first national political party to campaign using women's suffrage. -
Minnie Buckingham Harper Becomes First Black Woman in State Legislature.
Harper became the first African-American woman to serve as a member of a state legislative body in the United States. Governor Howard Gore appointed her to fill the unexpired term of her husband, E. Howard Harper. Although Harper only served less than a term in the House of Delegates, it showed the new and increasing role that women were getting in American politics, and the acceptance of African-Americans politically in the south.
