Womens Suffrage

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
02/08/1848	First Women's Rights Convention	Seneca Falls, New York was the location for the first Women's Rights Convention. Lucretia Mott attended and Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote "The Declaration of Sentiments" creating the agenda of women's activism for decades to come.
02/08/1851	Second Women's Rights Convention	Worcester, Massachusetts was the site of the second National Women's Rights Convention. Participants included: Horace Mann, New York Tribune columnist Elizabeth Oaks Smith, and Reverend Harry Ward Beecher, one of the nation's most popular preachers. Sojourner Truth delivers her memorable speech, "Ain't I a woman?"
02/08/1869	Nation Women's Suffrage Association	Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the nation womens suffrage association.
02/08/1887	First Vote in Senate	The first vote on woman suffrage is taken in the Senate and is a failure.
02/08/1888	The National Council of Women	The National Council of Women in the United States is established to promote the advancement of women in society.
02/08/1894	New York State Constitutional Convention	600,000 signatures are presented to the New York State Constitutional Convention in a failed effort to bring a woman suffrage amendment to the voters.
02/08/1913	Congressional Union (National Women’s Party)	Alice Paul and Lucy Burns organize the Congressional Union, later known as the National Women’s Party (1916). They borrowed strategies from the radical Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in England.
02/08/1916	"Winning plan"	NAWSA president Carrie Chapman Catt unveils her "winning plan" for suffrage victory at a convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Catt's plan required the coordination of activities by a vast cadre of suffrage workers in both state and local associations.
02/08/1919	19th Ammendment	The Senate finally passes the Nineteenth Amendment and the ratification process begins.
08/26/1920	Full Voting Rights	Three quarters of the state legislatures ratify the Ninetenth Amendment.  American Women win full voting rights.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1848 to 12/31/1920	Womens Suffrage key events