The Women's Suffrage Movement in the U.S. (1848-1920)

The Beginning of Women's Suffrage

Jul 19, 1848

On July 19, 1848 the very first women's suffrage convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was held in efforts to shed light on the issue of inequalities between men and women.

State Constitution That Allowed Woman's Rights

1849

The first state constitution in California extends rights of property to women.

First National Woman's Rights Convention

Oct 23, 1850

The 1850 Woman's Rights Convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts. In comparison, the 1848 regional event in Seneca Falls, New York, had been attended by 300, with 100 signing the Declaration of Sentiments while the National Woman's Rights Convention was attended by 900 on day one of the convention.