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Seneca Falls Convention
The first ever women’s rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. -
1868 North Carolina Constitution
The North Carolina legislature passes a new state constitution that grants women the right to own property and businesses, work for their own wages, sue in court, make wills, and make contracts without the consent of their husbands. -
Women's Suffrage in Wyoming
The first women’s suffrage law in the United States passes in the territory of Wyoming. -
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to the US House of Representatives. -
Lillian Exum Clement
Lillian Exum Clement becomes the first woman elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment is ratified, giving women the right to vote in the United States. -
Introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment
Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party introduce an amendment to the US Congress that is today known as the Equal Rights Amendment. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court, making her the first female Supreme Court Justice.