Women Rights

By JBorBJ

  • Womens Rghts

    The world's first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, NY, July 19-20. A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions is debated and signed by 68 women and 32 men, setting the agenda for the women's rights movement that followed.

  • Amelia Jenks Bloomer publishes and edits Lily the first prominent women's rights newspaper.

    Amelia Jenks Bloomer publishes and edits Lily the first prominent women's rights newspaper.

  • Quaker physicians establish the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, PA to give women a chance to learn medicine. The first women graduated under police guard.

    Quaker physicians establish the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, PA to give women a chance to learn medicine. The first women graduated under police guard.

  • Lucy Stone becomes first woman on record to keep her own name after marriage, setting a trend among women who are consequently known as "Lucy Stoners."

  • 14th Amendment is passed by Congress (ratified by the states in 1868), the first time "citizens" and "voters" are defined as "male" in the Constitution.

    14th Amendment is passed by Congress (ratified by the states in 1868), the first time "citizens" and "voters" are defined as "male" in the Constitution.

  • The American Equal Rights Association is founded, the first organization in the US to advocate women's suffrage.

    The American Equal Rights Association is founded, the first organization in the US to advocate women's suffrage.

  • Margaret Sanger organizes the American Birth Control League, which becomes Federation of Planned Parenthood in 1942.

    Margaret Sanger organizes the American Birth Control League, which becomes Federation of Planned Parenthood in 1942.

  • Supreme Court strikes down a 1918 minimum-wage law for District of Columbia women because, with the vote, women are considered equal to men. This ruling cancels all state minimum wage laws.

    Supreme Court strikes down a 1918 minimum-wage law for District of Columbia women because, with the vote, women are considered equal to men. This ruling cancels all state minimum wage laws.

  • Frances Perkins, the first woman in a Presidential cabinet, serves as Secretary of Labor during the entire Roosevelt presidency.

    Frances Perkins, the first woman in a Presidential cabinet, serves as Secretary of Labor during the entire Roosevelt presidency.

  • The number of women and men voting is approximately equal for the first time.

    The number of women and men voting is approximately equal for the first time.