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The first gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States
The first gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States was held July 19–20, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. -
Lifetime alliance as women’s rights activists
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, a Massachusetts teacher, met in 1850 and forged a lifetime alliance as women’s rights activists. -
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They agitated against the denial of basic economic freedoms to women.
For much of the 1850s they agitated against the denial of basic economic freedoms to women. -
Stanton and Anthony created the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)
In 1869 two distinct factions of the suffrage movement emerged. Stanton and Anthony created the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), which directed its efforts toward changing federal law and opposed the 15th Amendment because it excluded women. -
Wyoming granted the women complete voting rights
The first state to grant women complete voting rights was Wyoming in 1869. -
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Durante la década de 1880, las dos alas del movimiento por los derechos de las mujeres lucharon para mantener el impulso.
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The turning point
The turning point came in the late 1880s and early 1890s, when the nation experienced a surge of volunteerism among middle-class women—activists in progressive causes, members of women’s clubs and professional societies, temperance advocates, and participants in local civic and charity organizations. -
Colorado granted the women complete voting rights
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Utah and Idaho granted the women complete voting rights
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Washington, California, Arizona, Kansas, and Oregon granted the women complete voting rights
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the state legislature granted women the right to vote
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Carrie Chapman Catt secured the organization’s top leadership post.
In 1915, Carrie Chapman Catt, a veteran suffragist since the mid-1880s and a former president of the NAWSA, again secured the organization’s top leadership post. -
Arkansas and New York granted partial and full voting rights
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President Wilson urged Congress to pass a voting rights amendment
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Jeannette Rankin was sworn into the 65th Congress
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The House of Representatives initially passed a voting rights amendment
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Lady Astor became the first woman to serve as a Member of the British Parliament
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cleared Congress with the House again voting its approval by a wide margin
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Robertson, elected from an Oklahoma district to the U.S. House, was the second woman to serve in Congress.
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he 19th Amendment, providing full voting rights for women nationally
the 19th Amendment, providing full voting rights for women nationally, was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. -
the monument is featured prominently in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol
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American-born Nancy Langhorne Astor (Lady Astor), left, and Alice Robertson make an appearance at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
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Women crowd a voting poll in New York City during elections
