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Susaun B. Athony's Birthday
Susan B. Anthony's birthday -
The First Convention
Three hundred people attend the first convention held to discuss women's rights, in Seneca Falls, New York; 68 women and 32 men sign the "Declaration of Sentiments," including the first formal demand made in the United States for women's right to vote: "...it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise." -
Sojourner Truth's Speech
Sojourner Truth's spontaneous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech electrifies the woman's rights convention in Akron, Ohio -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's for Congress
Elizabeth Cady Stanton declares herself a candidate for Congress from the 8th Congressional District of New York and eventually loses. -
"The Revolution"
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Parker Pillsbury publish the first edition of The Revolution, which becomes one of the most important radical periodicals of the women's movement, although it circulates for less than three years. Its motto: "Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less!" -
Voting Ballads
In Vineland, New Jersey, 172 women cast ballots in a separate box during the presidential election, inspiring similar demonstrations elsewhere in following years. -
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Woodhull becomes a Presidential candidate on her own ticket -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is arrested in New York for casting a ballot with 15 other women. -
Susan B, Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is tried for voting illegally, is convicted, and is fined $100, which she refuses to ever pay. -
Susan's Illegal Vote
Susan B. Anthony is tried for voting illegally, is convicted, and is fined $100, which she refuses to ever pay. -
Wyoming's Constitution
Wyoming is admitted to the Union, becoming the first state since New Jersey (1776–1807) to grant women full enfranchisement in its state constitution. -
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City, where more than 100 people died (mostly female, including many teenagers), results in the largest female strike to date and eventually, workplace safety protective legislation for workers. -
PARADE!!!!!!!!
On the day preceding President Wilson's inauguration, 8,000 suffragists parade in Washington, D.C., organized by Alice Paul. They are mobbed by abusive crowds along the way. -
Woman Suffrage
The House of Representatives passes the federal woman suffrage amendment, 304 to 89, a margin of 42 votes over the required two-thirds majority. -
Woman's right to vote
The 19th Amendment is quietly signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby, granting women the right to vote. Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt summarized the effort involved in securing passage of the 19th Amendment
