Women fighting for their rights

Timeline of Important Events in Women's History

By sfc2012

  • Liberty Party's President

    Liberty Party's President
    Gerrit Smith was nominated to be the Liberty Party's President.

  • The Seneca Falls Convention

    The Seneca Falls Convention
    The Seneca Falls Convention occurs in Seneca Falls, New York, July 19th and 20th. Elizabeth Cady Stanton leads petitioning the rights of women all over the country receiving signatures from 68 women and 32 men.

  • Woman Graduates From College

    Woman Graduates From College
    Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to graduate from medical school, and is at the top of her class.

  • Lucy Stone Keeps Her Name

    Lucy Stone Keeps Her Name
    The first woman, Lucy Stone, decides to keep her own last name when getting married.

  • Equal Pay

    Equal Pay
    Women now recieve equal pay at work.

  • The U.S. Senate Votes

    The U.S. Senate Votes
    The U.S. senate voted on women's suffrage for the first time, but ends up losing the vote 34-16 with 25 senators who didn't bother to show up.

  • Colorado Lets Women Vote

    Colorado Lets Women Vote
    Colorado is the first state to let women vote.

  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    19th amendment was passed.