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The World Anti-Slavery Convention
Held in Lodon. Abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanon attend, but they are barred from participating in the meeting. This snubs leads them to decide to hold a womens's rights convention when they return to Amerca. -
The 1st women's rights convention
In Seneca Falls, New York. Among the atendees are Amelia Bloomer, Charlotte Woodward, and Fredrick Douglas. Licretia Mott's husband James Presides. Stanton authors the Declaraion of Seniments, which sts the agenda for decades of women's activism. A larger meeting follows in Rochester. -
The Eleventh National Women's Rights Convention
The first convention since th beginning of the civil war, is held in New York Cty. Lucretia Mott presides over a merger between suffragists and the American Anti-Slavery Association: the new group is called the American Equal Rughts Association. -
Divided opinion
At the American Equal Rights Association annual meeting, opinions devide sharply on supporting the enfranchismnt of black men before women -
The 14th amendment passes granted formeer slaves the right to vote
The 14th amendment passes granted formeer slaves the right to vote . The admedment specifies he word "male" officially excluding excluding women's suffrage. Anthony and Stanton are outraged. Argument lead to a split in the movement. -
Stanton and Anthony form the National Woman Suffrage Association
It allows only female membership and advocates for woman suffrage above all other issues. Lucy stone forms the American Woman suffrage Association, which supports the Fifteenth Amendment and invites men to Participate. -
The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified.
The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified. Although the gender-neutral language appears to grant women the vote, women who go to the polls to test the amendment are turned away. -
Granted full voting rights
Women in the Washington territory are granted full voting rights. Prominent suffragists travel to Loverpool, where they form the International Council of WOmen. At this meeting, the leaders of the national and American associations work together, laying the foundation for a reconcilation bewtween these two groups. -
President Wilson issues a statement supporting a federal amendement to grant woman's suffrage
President Wilson issues a statement supporting a federal amendement to grant woman's suffrage. President Wilson addresses the Senate in support of the Nineteenth Amendment, but oit fails to win the required 2/3 majority of senate votes. -
Women win full voting rights
Despite the politicial subersion of anti-suffragist, particularly in Tennessee, three quarters of state legislatures ratify the Nineteenth Amendemnt of August 26. American women win full voting rights
