History of American Suffrage

The World Anti-Slavery Convention is held in London

Jun 26, 1840

. This snub leads them to decide to hold a women's rights convention when they return to America.

First Womans Rights convention in Seneca Falls

Jul 20, 1848

This was when three hundred people attended a meeting to set the agenda for decades of womans activism. Some people that attended where Amelia Bloomer, Charolette Woodward and Fredrick Douglas.

The Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

Suffrage efforts nearly come to a complete halt as women put their enfranchisement aside and pitch in for the war effort.

The eleventh National Womans Rights Convention

May 10, 1866

This was the first convention since the beggining of the Civil War and was held in New York. This was when Lucretia Mott presides between suffragists and the American Anti-Slavery association. Wich was later callled American equal rights Association

The 14th amendment

Jul 10, 1868

• The 14th amendment passes granted former slaves the right to vote

Stanton and Anthony form the National Woman Suffrage Association

May 15, 1869

it allows only female membership and advocates for woman suffrage above all other issues.

Woman in The Washington territory are granted full voting rights

Jan 1, 1883

Woman in washington were able to vote for many of the impprtant things that they weren't able to vote for before. Like for new laws, new presidents ect.

The National and American associations

May 1, 1890

The National and American associations merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Stanton becomes the new organization's first president.

Suffragist Alice Paul

Jul 14, 1913

She becomes the leader of the Congressional Union (CU), a militant branch of the National American association.