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The Beginning of the Movement
"…remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands… If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation." - Abigail Adams in a letter to husband John Adams -
Convention of Women's Rights
Declaration of Sentiments signed at the Seneca Falls Convention -
Standing up for Women
During Susan B. Anthony’s trial, she stated “…but by forms of law all made by men, interpreted by men, administered by men, in favor of men, and against women; and hence, your honor's ordered verdict of guilty, against a United States citizen for the exercise of "that citizen's right to vote," simply because that citizen was a woman and not a man.” -
Proposition
Congress proposes the 19th Amendment. -
Ratification
The Ratification of the 19th Amendment is complete! This marks the end of the fight for women's suffrage.
