Emancipation and Human Rights in Central New York By lvaught63 May 16, 1801 William Seward was born Jan 1, 1820 Harriet Tubman born in Maryland Mar 24, 1826 Matilda Joslyn Gage born Jan 20, 1830 William Seward is NYS Senator William Seward is State Senator of NY from 1830 to 1834 Jan 1, 1834 Seward ends State Senate Jan 1, 1839 Seward is Governor of NY 1839 Jan 1, 1842 Seward ends governor of NY Jan 1, 1844 Harriet Marries Tubman, a free man Jan 1, 1850 Seward's abolitionist efforts begin Jan 1, 1852 Gage spoke at NWRC in Syracuse Jan 1, 1854 Gege home becomes UR station Jan 1, 1857 Seward sells Harriet Tubman a home Jan 1, 1857 Tubman becomes conductor of UR Jan 1, 1861 Tubman joins Union Army as nurse Jan 20, 1861 Seward is Secretary of State Jan 1, 1869 Gage co-founded National Women Suffrage Association Jan 20, 1869 Seward ends Secretary of State Oct 10, 1872 William Seward dies October 10,1872 Jan 1, 1880 Gage is 1st women to vote in Fayetteville NY Jan 1, 1893 Gage wrote Women, Church and State Mar 18, 1898 Matilda Joslyn Gage dies Jan 1, 1908 Tubman buys home for the Aged Mar 10, 1913 Harriet Tubman dies in Auburn NY Oct 26, 1947 Hillary Clinton born Jan 1, 1998 Clinton visits Tubmans home Jul 16, 1998 Clinton gives speech at Seneca Falls Women's Rights Speech Jan 20, 2001 Hillary Clinton becomes NYS Senator Jan 1, 2008 Clinton campaigns for presidency Jan 20, 2009 Clinton ends senate position Jan 20, 2009 Clinton begins Secretary of State Jan 20, 2013 Clinton ends position of Secretary of State