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Three hundred people attend the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Among the attendees are Amelia Bloomer, Charlotte Woodward, and Frederick Douglas. Lucretia Mott's husband James presides. Stanton authors the Declaration of Sentiments, which sets the agenda for decades of women's activism. A larger meeting follows in Rochester.
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The civil war is occuring 1861-1865 women rights effort almost completely stopped cause women had to put things aside to help defend the country
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Many traveled to kansas to try to afitate for women suffrage but after many months and campaigning they sadly were defeated many people supported black people then women on getting rights
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14th amendment was passed saying former slaves gets rights to vote while it stated men which implies that women suffrage was exluded from the amendment
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Stanton and Anthony established the National Woman Suffrage Association only allowing females while Lucy Stone forms the American Woman Suffrage Association that allows men supportin the 15th amendment
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15th amendment was ratified saying women can vote but when they went they were told to go away
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Women in the Washington territory are granted full voting rights
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President Wilson issues a statement supporting a federal amendment to grant woman's suffrage. He brought this to the senate but they disgreed more then 65% said no
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Senate finally passes the Nineteenth Amendment, and suffragists begin their ratification campaign.
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state legislatures ratify the Nineteenth Amendment on 26 August. American women win full voting rights.
