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Oberlin admits Women
Oberlin College in Ohio started to admit women in the year 1833. -
Seneca Falls, NY
A group of men and women gather in Seneca Falls in 1848. Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott and write Declaration on Sentiments. -
First State to let Women Vote
In the year 1869, the women of the Wyoming Territory become the first to win the right to vote. -
Victoria Woodhull
In 1872, some NWSA members supported Victoria Woodhull , the first woman presidential candidate. -
Women's Higher Education
20% of college students were women, this percentage increased to more than one-third by 1900. -
National American Women Suffrage Association
In 1890, the Nation Women Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association merged. They created the NAWSA led by Susan B. Anthony and Candy Stanton. -
National Association of Colored Women
The NACW was created in 1896. Some of its leaders were Ida B. Wells, Margaret Murray Washington, and Harriet Tubman. They fought against poverty, segregation, and lynchings. -
National Women's Party.
The NWP was led by Alice Paul in 1916. The party took more aggressive actions which they got from the British. -
19th Amendment Passed
In 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed granting women the right to vote. Tennessee was the 36th state to ratify and in passed by only one vote. -
18th Amendment Passed
In 1917, Congress passed the amendment which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. This was one of the movement that gave women political experience.