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Seneca Falls Convention, NY
Viewed by future suffragists as the meeting that spurred the movement, despite not being the first meeting by those interested in protesting for the right to vote. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association Founded
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) is founded in May of 1890, amid realizations that to get anywhere women required the right to vote. The organization put Carrie Chapman Catt as its head and began to organize events to raise awareness for the cause. -
National Woman's Party Founded
Alice Paul founded the National Woman's Party (NWP) in 1905, to further the cause. Under her leadership, the group's actions were more militant and gained more public attention. -
Groups Opposing Suffrage
Men lined up at a booth labeled Headquarters Opposed to Woman Suffrage in 1911, a direct response to the Headquarters for Woman Suffrage in Cleveland. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress. -
Women Assemble at First National Suffrage Parade
Women from different delegations of NAWSA and NWP gather in Washington, D.C. to protest for the right to vote in the first-ever National Suffrage Parade. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress. -
House of Representatives Passes Amendment
The house of representatives finally passes amendment allowing women to vote given how many states and politicians had come to approve this decision. However, it cannot be fully ratified until 3/4ths of states approve the measures, with Senate approval. Senate approval for the Amendment was given 2 weeks after the House passed it. -
19th Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote coast to coast thanks to the tireless efforts of the suffragists in the NWP and the NAWSA groups. it declares that no American citizen will be turned away from the polls on the basis of sex, thus giving all Americans equal voting rights.
