Woman's National History Week

Woman's national history

Period: Mar 7, 1776 to Mar 31, 1860

A timeline about women's history

Women are allowed to vote in New Jersey

Mar 17, 1776

Women Have taken action by protesting and have been heard by the leader of New Jersyey,an been allowed to vote in that state.

Women start to get recognized in state constitution

Mar 17, 1789

Abigail begs her husband to include women in the state constitution.

Sarah establishes rules for a higher education for women

Mar 17, 1792

Sarah Pierce establishes first institution in America for higher education of women.

Susan's Birthday!

Mar 17, 1820

Susan B. Anthony's Birthday

Women get more rights to vote in specific called "School Suffrage

Mar 17, 1838

Kentucky widows with children in school are granted "school suffrage," the right to vote in school board elections.

Isabella adopts the name Sojourner Truth

Mar 17, 1843

Isabella Van Wegner changes her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843.

Women astronomer!

Mar 18, 1847

Maria Mitchell discover a comet in the sky and wins a medal from the king of denmark

Women's rights convention

Mar 18, 1848

Amy Post,Sarah D. Fish,Sarah C. Owen make a women's rights convention in Rochester,New York,and Abigail Bush chairs the public meeting,a first for the woman of America.

Sojourner takes action

Mar 17, 1850

Sojourner takes action and starts preaching about women's rights.

Maiden names are being kept!

Mar 17, 1855

A women named Lucy Stone marries Henry Blackwell and keeps her maiden name.