Wolf 2227541 1920

Women’s Civil Rights in North Carolina

By Psychobrine303
  • First Women to patent

    First Women to patent

    Mrs. Samuel Slater received a patent for the cotton sewing thread.
  • First African American Woman Elected to US Congress

    First African American Woman Elected to US Congress

    Shirley Chisholm was a Democrat from New York who became the first African American woman elected to US Congress. She served the House of Representatives for 14 years
  • NC Ratifies 19th Amendment

    NC Ratifies 19th Amendment

    NC's General Assembly ratifies the Nineteenth Amendment after 51 years, allowing women to vote
  • Congress Passes the Equal Employment Opportunity Act

    Congress Passes the Equal Employment Opportunity Act

    Equal Employment Opportunity Act was passed by Congress, which gave the Equal Employment Opportunity Council power to take legal action to enforce its rulings. This amendment was approved within an hour by Hawaii. It was approved within a week in Delaware, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Idaho, and Iowa.
  • US Military Integrates

    US Military Integrates

    Women-only branches were eliminated, causing the US military to integrate.
  • NC's First Female Mayor of a Major City

    NC's First Female Mayor of a Major City

    Isabella Cannon was elected mayor of Raleigh. She became the first female mayor of a major NC city.
  • First Woman To Represent North Carolina In Congress

    First Woman To Represent North Carolina In Congress

    Eva M. Clayton was elected to US House of Representatives. She was the first woman and first African American to represent North Carolina in Congress.
  • NC's First Female Governor

    NC's First Female Governor

    Beverly Perdue was elected to be North Carolina's first female governor.
  • Why do you think African American men gained the right to vote decades before women?

    Why do you think African American men gained the right to vote decades before women?

    I think that African American men gained the right to vote before women because men felt superior to women.
  • How do you think the Nineteenth Amendment affected minority women?

    How do you think the Nineteenth Amendment affected minority women?

    I think the 19th amendment made minority women have an easier time being able to vote.
  • Consider the map of women's voting rights before 1920. Why do you think so many western states permitted women to vote before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

    Consider the map of women's voting rights before 1920. Why do you think so many western states permitted women to vote before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

    I think so many western states permitted women voting because it let them have more representation.