Little Women-timeline By Becca Marie Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln became president Period: Mar 4, 1861 to Nov 5, 1872 Little Women Timeframe Mar 1, 1864 Rebecca Lee becomes 1st black woman to receive a medical degree Apr 22, 1864 US mints 2 cent coin (first appearance of "In God We Trust") Oct 11, 1864 Slavery abolished in Maryland Apr 14, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater Oct 11, 1868 Thomas Edison patents his first invention: electric voice machine. Mar 4, 1869 Ulysses Grant inaugurated as 18th president. Feb 9, 1870 US Army establishes US National Weather Service Mar 30, 1870 15th Amendment is passed. Every race now has the right to vote. Nov 5, 1872 Susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant
