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Timeline of the Women's Rights Movement

By Sylvana001
  • Signing of Deceleration of Sentiments

    Signing of Deceleration of Sentiments

    This signing started the ball rolling for the Women's Rights Movement.
  • First National Women's Rights Convention

    First National Women's Rights Convention

    This national convention would become a yearly event, the first one had over 1,000 attendees.
  • The Women’s Suffrage Amendment is first introduced to congress

    The Women’s Suffrage Amendment is first introduced to congress

  • Colorado becomes first states to accept the amendment

    Colorado becomes first states to accept the amendment

    By doing this they allowed women to vote
  • National Association of Colored Women is formed

    National Association of Colored Women is formed

    This brought together more than 100 colored women
  • Alice Paul and Lucy Burns formed the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage

    Alice Paul and Lucy Burns formed the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage

    They were trying to secure the right for women to vote
  • Women arrested for protesting

    Women arrested for protesting

    This is when they started the hunger strike in jail
  • Bad backlash for forcing the women to eat

    Bad backlash for forcing the women to eat

    President Wilson saod that women's suffrage was urgently needed as a "war measure."
  • The women's suffrage amendment is passed by the House of Representatives

    The women's suffrage amendment is passed by the House of Representatives

    It is then sent to the states for ratification
  • The 19th Amendment to the Consitution

    The 19th Amendment to the Consitution

    Is signed into law, now allowing women the right to vote