Women's Suffrage Movement

Created by Tessa Christensen on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 17:42

Part of Group:

UVU Victorian Literature and Politics for the Present (Fall 2020)

It's been a long battle for women trying to secure equal rights for themselves and women in the future. This timeline focuses mainly on the key events that occurred during women's fight to be able to vote. 

Timeline

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Date Event Created by Associated Places
1848 to 1848

Women's Suffrage Movement began

The movement began in 1848 with the first gathering devoted to women's rights in Seneca Falls. Before this time there had been no official gatherings specifically for ataining women's rights. 

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1850

1850 First National Women's Rights Convention

After the meeting i 1848 it was decided to hold an official meeting to continue campaiging for women's rights. 

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May 1869

1869 Stanton and Anthony enter

In May of 1869 That National Women Suffrage Association was formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They both been fighting for women's rights previously but this year they created the NWSA. 

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Nov 1869

November 1869 New Wing of Women's Suffrage

In November of 1869 a new wing of the Women's suffrage movement was created. The American Women Suffrage Association was formed by Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and a few others. 

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Dec 1869

December 1869

!869 was a big year for women's suffrage. They capped off the year by having the first law for women's votes being passed in the territory of Wyoming. Women were given complete voting rights but only in Wyoming. 

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circa. 1880 to circa. 1890

Late 1880's Early 1890's

This is known as one of the turning points of the Women Suffrage Movement. During this time there was an increased activity in women's volunteering, clubs, and societies. Women were getting out of the house and being seen in public more. More and more women were getting out and showing just how equal they were to their male counterparts. Women were joining the NWSA and the NAWSA giving the associations more substance and credit. 

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1890

1890 Combining Powers

In 1890 the two associations decided to combine into one big association. They renamed themselves The National American Suffrage Association. The leaders still remained and led the new association. 

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1893

1893 Colorado joins Wyoming

In 1893 Colorado followed Wyoming's example and  adopts an ammendment that allows women to vote in that state. 

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1896

1896 New Group of Women included

The National Association of Colored Women was formed in 1896. The leaders of this group were Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper. 

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1903

1903 Women's Union

The National Women's Trade Union is established: advocated for improved wages and working conditions for women. 

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1913

1913

Alice Paul and Lucy Burns worked to get a federal ammendment that would allow women the right to vote. 

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1916

1916 Birth Control

In 1916 Margaret Sanger opened the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. 

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1919

1919 Department of Labor

In 1919 The Women's Bureau of the Department of labor is formed: collect information about women in the workforce and regulate the working conditions for women.

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1920

1920

The federal women suffrage amendment, originally introduced in 1878, is passed by both 
houses. 
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Aug 1920

1920

in August of 1920 The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, signed by Bainbridge Colby, the Secretary of State, and officially becomes a law. Women are now able to vote anywhere in the U.S. and women's suffrage earns a well deserved victory. 

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