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First womens rights convention
On July 19-20th 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York the first Womens rights convention took place. After the two day debate 68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments. It had agendas for the Womens rights movement. A set of 12 resolutions were called for equal treatment of women and men for the law of voting rights for women. -
Women fight for equal wage
The National Labor Union, one of the nation’s first organized labor advocacy groups pushes for equal pay for equal work. So that men did not work and get payed more then women that worked longer and got payed less. With this it soon pushed it in the later years letting women have equal wage. But not for all women. -
Getting votes for women rights
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton form the American women sufferge Association.Through out the whole year the the American womens sufferge Association tries to get voting rights for woment to pass through state constitutions. And on December 10th Wyoming passes the first suffege law. Witch allowed all women in the territory of Wyoming to serve on juries. -
Some women finally get equal pay
A federal law that grants female federal employees equal pay for equal work. After 10 years they finally get equal pay. Not all women are allowed equal pay like some that worked for private companies or state and local goverments. This did not change till 1963. -
Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voteing
Susan B. Anthony casts her first vote to test whether the 14th
amendment would be interpreted. She was aressted and tried June 17-18, 1873, inCanandaigua, N.Y. She was convicted of unlawful voteing. But this showed hom much the women would fight to have there right. -
States allow voting
Colorado was the first state to adopt the admendment letting womens vote. This was a huge deel and helped get other states to allow it. Soon other states followed such as Utah, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Kansas, Arizona, Alaska, Illinois, Montana, Nevada, New York, Michigan, South Dakota, And Oklahoma. With this much of it started to spread across the country. -
19th admendment is ratified
72 year after the convention in 1848 the 19th admendment (wich is the right for women to vote) is ratified. Only one person was alive that signed the Declaration of Sentiments. It was Charlotte Woodward and she was the only one alive to excercise her right to vote. -
Women are let into all branches of the military
In 1972 the army was told that they would be letting women into all branches of the goverment. And in 1973 it became reality. Women were let into all branches of the military and would be expected to serve on the battlefield more. They would be more involved in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.