Did You Know?
That in 1848 the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. After 2 days of discussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men signed a Declaration of Sentiments that outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women’s rights movement. A set of 12 resolutions was adopted calling for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women.
That in 1850 The first National Women’s Rights Convention took place in Worcester, Mass., attracting more than 1,000 participants. National conventions were held yearly (except for 1857) through 1860.
That in May of 1869 May Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
That in November of 1869Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and others formed the American Woman Suffrage Association. This group focused exclusively on gaining voting rights for women through amendments to individual state constitutions?
That on Dec. 10 1869The territory of Wyoming passed the first women’s suffrage law. The following year, women begin serving on juries in the territory?
That in 1890 the National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). As the movement’s mainstream organization, NAWSA wages state-by-state campaigns to obtain voting rights for women.
That in 1893 Colorado was the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote? Utah and Idaho follow suit in 1896, Washington State in 1910, California in 1911, Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona in 1912, Alaska and Illinois in 1913, Montana and Nevada in 1914, New York in 1917; Michigan,South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918.
That in1896 the National Association of Colored Women was formed, bringing together more than 100 black women’s clubs? Leaders in the black women’s club movement include Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper.
That in 1903 The National Women’s Trade Union League (WTUL) was established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women.
That in 1913 Alice Paul and Lucy Burns formed the Congressional Union to work toward the passage of a federal amendment to give women the vote? The group is later renamed the National Women’s Party? Members picket the White House and practice other forms of civil disobedience.
That in 1916 Margaret Sanger opened the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. Although the clinic was shut down 10 days later and Sanger arrested, she eventually won support through the courts and opens another clinic in New York City in 1923?
That 1919 The federal woman suffrage amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony was introduced in Congress in 1878, and passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. It was then sent to the states for ratification.
That in 1920 the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor was formed to collect information about women in the workforce and safeguard good working conditions for women.
That on Aug. 26 The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, was signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby?
