American Suffragist Movement

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    American suffragist movement

  • First women's rights convention in Seneca Falls

    First women's rights convention in Seneca Falls

    The first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. And a larger meeting follows in Rochester.
  • Sojourner Truth "Ain't I a Woman?"

    Sojourner Truth "Ain't I a Woman?"

    She was given speech at a wonmen's rights convention in Akron, Ohio.
  • The eleventh National Women's Rights Convention in New York

    The eleventh National Women's Rights Convention in New York

    Abolitionists merged between suffragists and the American Anti-slavery Association into the new group called the American Equal Rights Association.
  • Abolitionists agitate for women's suffrage

    Abolitionists agitate for women's suffrage

    There was a few months of campaign about the Women's suffrage, Finally, suffragists defeated on the fall ballot.
  • Male slaves granted to vote except woman's suffrage

    Male slaves granted to vote except woman's suffrage

    The 14th amendment passes granted former slaves the right to vote. The amendment specifies the word "male" officially excluding women's suffrage.
  • The fifteenth amendment is ratified

    The fifteenth amendment is ratified

    Although its gender-neutral language appears to grant women the vote, women who go to the polls to test the amendent are turned away.
  • National American Woman Suffrage Association formed

    National American Woman Suffrage Association formed

    The National and American associations merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Asscociation. Stanton becomes the new organization's first president.
  • A giant parade through Washington

    A giant parade through Washington

    8,000 women is organized for this campaign to strike for the demand of women's suffrage.
  • The failure request statement for the grant of women's suffrage

    The failure request statement for the grant of women's suffrage

    President Wilson issues a statement supporting a federal amendment to grant woman's suffrage. President Wilson addresses the Senate in support of the nineteenth amendment, but it fails to win the required 2/3 majority of senate votes.
  • Women's suffrage are granted

    Women's suffrage are granted

    Senate passes the nineteenth amendment to enfranchise women, so suffragists begin their ratification campaign.