Votesforwomen

19th Amendment

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  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention
    Advocates for women's suffrage meet in Seneca Falls, New York, drafting a Declaration of Sentiments, proclaiming women deserve the same freedoms as men.

  • American Equal Rights Association Established

    American Equal Rights Association Established
    Lucretia Mott forms the AERA to "secure equal rights to all American citizens, especially the right of suffrage, irrespective of race, color, or sex."

  • National Woman Suffrage Assocation Created

    National Woman Suffrage Assocation Created
    Elisabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony form the NWSA opposing the 15th amendment unless the ability applied to women as well. This organization worked to ensure women's suffrage through a federal constitutional amendment.

  • 19th Amendment Ratified

    19th Amendment Ratified
    Congress ratifies 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote!