A History of the American Suffragist Movement

By nafterlyne
  • The World Anti-Slavery Convention

    The World Anti-Slavery Convention

    The World Anti-Slavery Convention was in London. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were not aloud to speak in the meeting, which led them to hold a women's right convention in America.
  • First Women's Rights Convention

    First Women's Rights Convention

    The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. 300 people attended. Stanton authored the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for equal rights of men and women.
  • Ain't I a Woman?

    Ain't I a Woman?

    Sojourner Truth delivered her speech at a women's convention in Akron, Ohio. This was one of her most famous speeches.
  • The Eleventh National Women's Rights Convention

    The Eleventh National Women's Rights Convention

    Lucretia Mott incorporates suffragists and the American Anti-Slavery Association. The new group is then called the American Equal Rights Association.
  • Slaves Vote

    Slaves Vote

    Slaves have the right to vote now, but the amendment exclude women's suffrage which strongly disappointed Stanton and Anthony.
  • The Fifteenth Amendment

    The Fifteenth Amendment

    In 1870, The Fifteenth Amendment was confirmed. It stated that women can vote, but women who tested the amendment by going to the polls were rejected unfortunately.
  • Susan B. Anthony's Arrest

    Susan B. Anthony's Arrest

    Susan B. Anthony got arrested in Rochester, NY for voting illegally.
  • Susan B. Anthony Amendment

    Susan B. Anthony Amendment

    The Senate votes on the Susan B. Anthony amendment(19th Amendment), which does not get passed.
  • 19th Amendment is Passed

    19th Amendment is Passed

    After the 3rd try, the 19th Amendment is finally passed.
  • The Nineteenth Amendment

    The Nineteenth Amendment

    Three quarters of state legislatues ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. Women were finally able to vote.