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Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was started by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Luretia Mott. This convention was held to launch the women's right movement. There was 300 people attend. This encourged groups to form to fight for women's suffrage. -
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Seneca Falls Convention
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National Woman Suffrage Assoication
The National Woman Suffrage Assoication, led by Susan B. Anthony, was formed to propose an amendment to the Constitiution. Susan B. Anthony and her successors presented the amendment to Congress, but it falied. National attention and support came to the movement when Susan B. Anthony was arrested and tried for voting in the 1872 presidental election. -
Susan B Anthony
Susan B Anthony cast a ballot in the presidental election. though women at the time were prohibited from doing so. Two weeks later, she was arrested, and the following year, she was found guilty of illegal voting. -
Amendment Draft and Proposal
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth ady Stanton created a draft to give to the Senate, and formed groups to discuss and debate the draft. It was rejectedd in 1886 by a 16 to 34 vote. -
National Women Suffrage Association
The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Assoication merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), The NAWSA started making campaigns state by state to obtain voting rights for women. -
States Amendments
The first state to grant women complete voting rights was Wyoming in 1869. Then three other states followed. The states were Colorado in 1893, Utah in 1896, and Idaho in 1896. -
National Women's Suffrage
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union. This was to work toward a federal amendment that would give women the right to vote. The group was later renamed the National Women's Suffrage. -
Wilson pushes Congress
President Wilson urged Congress to pass a voting rights amendment. -
Passed by Congress
On June 4, 1919 the 19th amendment was passed by Congress. But it would be ratifed till August 18, 1920 a year after the amenment was passed. -
Ratifed
On August 18, 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratifed. This amendment finally gave women the right to vote.
