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Women in Politics

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  • Seneca Falls

    Seneca Falls
    300 men & women sign plea to end discrimination against women.

  • First Suffrage Law

    First Suffrage Law
    First woman's suffrage law is passed in the United States in Wyoming.

  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony
    She is arrested and brought to trial in Rochester, New York, for attempting to vote for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election.

  • NASA

    NASA
    The National American Woman Suffrage Association is formed.

  • Jeannette Rankin

    Jeannette Rankin
    First woman sworn in the House of Representatives.

  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    The ratification of the 19th Amendment ensuring women's right to vote.

  • Frances Perkins

    Frances Perkins
    The first female cabinet member, and Secretary of Labor, elected by Franklin D. Roosevelt; Helped design New Deal and Social Security Act.

  • N.O.W Feminists

    N.O.W Feminists
    The National Organization for Women; Sought to end sexual discrimination by means of lobbying, litigation, and public demonstration.

  • "The Year of the Woman"

    "The Year of the Woman"
    Unparalleled numbers of women are being elected in Congress than men; 6 million more women voted than men did.