Women Civil Rights Movement

By Alaina McCabe
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    "All men are created equal" was written and the right to vote was still based off of land ownership. Only men could have property at the time.
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention

    This was the first women's rights convention in the United States Seneca Falls, New York. The meeting launched the women's suffrage movement.
  • Women’s Suffrage Petition

    Women’s Suffrage Petition

    A petition from 1,499 women calling for women’s suffrage was presented to the US government. Although this petition was unsuccessful, but this moment at its foundation and the start of the organized campaign for the vote.
  • Capital Parade

    Capital Parade

    lawyer Inez Milholland led the great woman suffrage parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital.
  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

    The19th amendment granted women in the USA the right to vote after decades of protest.