Cosette Fife - The Progression of Women's Suffrage and Major Women Representing Their Rights in America
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Susan B. Anothony is born in Adams, Massachusetts
Susan B. Anothony was an activist who campaigned for the abolition of slavery, and for the rights of women. These rights included the right to keep their earnings, to attend Universties, and to own property. Anthony remains a very important and famous name in the development of Women's Rights. Anthony was also a teacher for fifteen years where she took the iniative to advocate for the rights of female teachers.
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Seneca Falls Convention
The convention set up by, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, took place at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Seneca Falls. About 300 people including 40 men attended the convention. No woman felt capable of presiding over the convention so Lucretia's husband took the position of speaking for Women's Suffrage. "At the closing session, Lucretia Mott won approval of a final resolve 'for the...equal participation with men" (The Seneca Falls Convention). -
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The Revolution
The Newspaper, The Revolution was published under the proprietorship of Susan B. Anthony and edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Parker Pillsbury. The women who started the paper felt that the fight against suffrage should never be stopped no matter what other fights were happening in the US. The masterhead of the paper clearly stated their feelings saying “Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.” The paper was the voice of the National Woman Suffrage Associati -
NWSA, AWSA
The National Women's Suffrage Association and the American Women's Suffrage Association were both founded as the main suffrage organizations for Women in the 19th century. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was elected the NWSA's President and Henry Ward Beecher was elected the President of the AWSA. (The National) -
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register her and her sisters as voters. Anthony was taken to trial where the Judge did not let her speak for herself, dismissed the jury, and fined her $100 which she refused to pay. (The National) -
Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting
Dear Mrs Stanton Well I have been & gone & done it!!--positively voted the Republican ticket--strait this a.m. at 7 Oclock--& swore my vote in at that--was registered on Friday....then on Sunday others some 20 or thirty other women tried to register, but all save two were refused....Amy Post was rejected & she will immediately bring action for that....& Hon Henry R. Selden will be our Counsel--he has read up the law & all of our arguments & is satisfied that we our right & ditto the Old Judge Selden--his elder brother. So we are in for a fine agitation in Rochester on the question--I hope the morning's telegrams will tell of many women all over the country trying to vote--It is splendid that without any concert of action so many should have moved here so impromptu-- The Democratic paper is out against us strong & that scared the Dem's on the registry board--How I wish you were here to write up the funny things said & done....When the Democrat said my vote should not go in the box--one Republican said to the other--What do you say Marsh?--I say put it in!--So do I said Jones--and "we'll fight it out on this line if it takes all winter"....If only now--all the women suffrage women would work to this end of enforcing the existing constitution--supremacy of national law over state law--what strides we might make this winter--But I'm awful tired--for five days I have been on the constant run--but to splendid purpose--So all right--I hope you voted too. Affectionately, Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony, through her thought process, determined that under the 14th amendment, women were givin the right to vote in federal elections. So, Anthony organized 50 women to vote and gave the registars an argument they could not refusing, forcing them to -
International Women's Day Celebrated
The first International Women's Day was celebrated in the US in honor of the women who went on the garment strike in New York. International Women's Day is still observed today throughout the world. The National and International women's day celebration was a start to the appreciation of women ad their strength, dedication, and potential in American Society. (UN Women Watch) -
Women's Suffrage March
The Woman's Suffrage March was a big step for sufragettes, but a laughing stock for the American Male population. All different types of Women-- working women, homemakers, etc-- came out to march against the present exclusion of women from the political organization in society. The march went well at the start, but soon became interupted and delayed by large crowds of men in the streets that were there for the inaguration of President Woodrow Wilson. Men, and even the Police Officers that were -
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meant to be protecting the parade, were yelling rude and ribald jokes and comments to the women asking them where there skirts were and telling them to go back home where they belonged. They even harassed and shoved and tripped Suffragettes. Ambulances went to and from the parade for six hours trying to make there way through the crowds t aid the suffragettes. There were at least 100 marchers admitted to an Emergency Hospital, and a troop of cavalry from nearby was even called in for help. -
Jeanette Rankin
Rankin fought for Women's right to vote in Washington and Montana. She was elected to serve as the first woman in congress in the US house of representatives. She served for two terms and helped in passing the nineteenth amendment. (Jeanette). -
19th amendment ratified
Women, after decades of struggles finally gain the right to vote in the United States of America. The nineteenth amendment is the biggest turning point in the Women's suffrage movement. It is the biggest accomplishment they made and have many more accomplishments to come. For Susan B. Anthony, this amendment would have meant the world. Her fight made a giant impact on society and caused them to rethink their values in society after her arrest because of voting. This is a day no woman should -
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Ella Grasso Governer of Connecticut
Ella Grasso was the first female governer of Connecticut and also the Nation's first governer to be elected in her own right. Grasso served as Governer from 1975-1980. Grasso is remembered as an extremely hard worker and as being extremely dedicated to her work as Governer. She expected the same zeal and dedication from her staff as well. (Ella) (Connecticut) -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to serve two terms in the Arizona State Senate. In 1981 Ronald Reagan nominated O'Connor to be a Supreme Court Justice and she recieved unanimous Senate Approval. During O'Connor's time as Justice, she was a key vote in many cases including the swing vote in Roe v Wade. (Rueben) -
Present Day
More Women run for, and are elected to public office than in any other year in US history. Women can now reflect on the accomplishments their fellow women have made. Women now have the responsibility to continue the progression of women and remember the sacrifices that have been made to create the world we have today. (Huth) (By Popular).
