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Thomas Jefferson -
the Marquis de Lafayette -
Olympe de Gouges -
She was an American writer and activist who led the Women's Rights Movement during the mid-to-late 19th century. She was the organizer of the first Women's Rights Convention, and the founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association. She wrote the "Declaration of Sentiments." -
This event is considered the "beginning" of the Women's Rights Movement in the U.S. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her friends are sitting together for tea. They begin to discuss women's rights, and decide to plan and carry out the first Women's Rights Convention. -
The first Women's Rights Convention is held at Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York. It's organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others. Here, with 300 (including Frederick Douglass) attendees, the Declaration of Sentiments is signed. -
Sojourner Truth -
Frederick Douglass -
She was an American abolitionist and women's suffragist. She organized the 1850 Worcester First National Women's Rights Convention. She founded the American Woman Suffrage Association. She traveled a lot and gave speeches on abolition and suffrage. -
She was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer. She was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society (1833). She organized the Seneca Falls Convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She was the first president of the American Equal Rights Association (1866). -
Abraham Lincoln -
She was an American social reformer and women's rights activist. She was one of the most pivotal leaders of the Women's Suffrage Movement. She was the founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association. The 19th Amendment is nicknamed after her (the Susan B. Anthony Amendment). -
The 19th Amendment is finally ratified! The amendment grants women the right to vote. This amendment was first introduced in 1878. -
The Equal Rights Amendment is drafted by Alice Paul in 1923. The amendment guarantees equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. The amendment has yet to be ratified despite previous attempts to (i.e. 1970s). -
James Baldwin -
She was an American feminist writer and activist. She co-founded the National Organization for Women, and was one of the co-leaders of the 1960s-1970s Women's Rights Movement. She wrote the book "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963. -
Gloria Steinem -
Roe v. Wade established the women's right to safe and legal abortions. It overrode many anti-abortion legislature in many states. However, as of June 24, 2022, the Roe v. Wade decision was overturned, and allowed for states to regulate abortion as they see fit. -
Cesar Chavez -
Ta-Nehisi Coates -
Salma Hayek -
Jeanne Dorin McDowell -
America Ferrera