1920s

By kaleystevens

  • Illinois is the first state to grant woman suffrage

  • Washington State Grants Women Suffrage

    One of the first few states to grant women suffrage.
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    Women's suffrage

  • California grants women suffrage

    After this event, there is a march in New York City of about 3,000 people for woman suffrage.

  • Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Party

    There is a platform included for women's suffrage. Oregon, Arizona, and Kansas grant suffrage as well.

  • Eve of Wilson's Inaguration

    A women's suffrage parade is attacked by a mob where hundreds of people are injured but no arrests are made.

  • Arrests being made

    After the NWP posted a type of protest at the white house in January, things get a bit heated and more than 500 arrests were made, 168 women served jail time, and some were even brutalized by those who made the arrests.

  • Moving Forward

    All of the jailed women are realeased due to all of the arrests being ruled as illegal. President Wilson declares his support for suffrage. The ammendment passes the US House of Representatives but doesn't get all necessary votes from senate.

  • Waiting for approval

    The NWP sets a fire and keeps watch as a sign of kind of freedom until the ammendment passes.

  • On the edge

    Suffrage Ammendment passes senate on June 4th. It needs to be radificated by at least 36 states.

  • Radification

    Tenessee declares suffrage which puts the ammendment through!

  • Women's Suffrage

    Suffrage for women becomes a law in all states.