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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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