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School for Women
Emma Willard created a boarding school for girl to educate them since they were not treated the same way men were. Its original name was Troy Female Seminary but it is now also known as the Emma Willard school. -
The Missouri Compromise is enacted
This compromise said slavery is to be banned everywhere north of Missouri, but is still legal in the southern United States. -
The first womens rights convention
The first womens rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, NY. The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions is debated and signed by 68 women and 32 men. -
The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and deems is unconstitutional. Abraham Lincoln and other Republicans were the ones to pass this amendment because they felt it needed to be done since the Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves. -
The 14th Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is passed giving black citizens in America full citizenship. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is passed giving all black citizens the right to equal treatment in public and on any public transportation. -
The 18th Amendment
The 18th amendment to the United States Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. It was later repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933. It is the only amendment to ever be repealed. -
The 19th Amendment
This amendment to the constitution gave women the right to vote. -
First gay rights organization
The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. The society is the first gay rights organization as well as the oldest documented in America. -
First lesbian rights organization
In San Francisco, first lesbian rights organization in the United States was developed. The organization hosts social functions, providing alternatives to lesbian bars and clubs. -
Illinois legalizes homosexuality
Illinois repeals its sodomy laws, It was the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexuality.
