Bellinghamsuffragists

A history of the American Suffragist Movement

By rjean
  • Anti-Slavery Convention

    Anti-Slavery Convention
    The world anti-Slavery convention was held in London. Stanton and Cady attended the convention but weren'table to paricipate since women didn't have the rights to attend in a convetion.
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    Women's suffrage

  • First women's rights convention in seneca falls

    First women's rights convention in seneca falls
    Three hundred people attend the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls
  • The Eleventh National Women's RIgths Convention

    The Eleventh National Women's RIgths Convention
    First convention sinc ethe civil war, was held in New York City. Lucretia Mott presides over a merger between suffragists and the American Anti-slavery Association: callde the Aamerican Equal Rights Association.
  • The 14th amendment

    The 14th amendment
    The 14th amenmdent allowed slaves to vote but didn't permit "women" to vote.
  • National Woman Suffrage Association

    National Woman Suffrage Association
    Stanton and Anthony form the National Woman suffrage Association . It allowed only femaly to participate in association. Lucy Stone association's supported the fifteenth amendment and men could participate
  • Susan B. Anthony arrested

    Susan B. Anthony arrested
    Susan B. anthony is arrested in Rochester for voting illegally. But she refusedd to pay her fare to the police station becasue she was "traveling under protest at the government's expense.''
  • Women in the Washington territory voting

    Women in the Washington territory voting
    Women in Washingtone were allowed to vote. Prominent suffragist travel to liverpool, where they form the international council for women
  • Stanton presidency in the Association

    Stanton presidency in the Association
    The National and American associations merge to form the National American woman suffrage Association. Syanton becaomes president of the new organization
  • President Wilson

    President Wilson
    President Wilson issues to grant an amendment to grant women's suffrage. But he failed getting the amount of of senate votes to support the 19th amendment.
  • Women voting rights

    Women voting rights
    After many years of figthing for theirs rights, three quarter of state legislatures ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote