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The first chartered college for women was Greensboro. It was operated by the Methodist Church. -
In Seneca Falls, New York the world's first women's rights convention took place. There was a Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions that was debated and ended up getting signed by 32 men and 68 women. This is what starts up the women's rights movement. -
The legislature passed a new constitution that gave women the right to own property, businesses, to make contracts, and to sue in court without a husband's permission. -
The vote for women's suffrage loses 34 to 16 and 25 senators choose not to vote. This is the only time in the 19th-century women's suffrage is voted on. -
Between 5,000 to 8,000 suffragists parade the streets in Washington DC. This brings down the number of people who were rushing to see the new president Woodrow Wilson arrive. A few days later the largest suffragist parade takes place in New York City. -
168 National Women's Party members were arrested for having a peaceful protest outside the White House. These women were the first political prisoners. The women were thrown in jail and they had hunger strikes which caused them to be force-fed. The public was outraged and so eventually they were let out without a pardon. -
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was added giving American female citizens the right to vote. -
For every dollar, a man makes a white woman gets 60 cents and women of color only get 42 cents.