Women's History month By Amari sanders Mar 16, 1637 Anne Hutchinson is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for heresy. Mar 16, 1692 The Salem Witch Trials are held in Salem, Massachusetts. Period: Feb 1, 1776 to Aug 1, 2009 women history Mar 16, 1776 New Jersey grants women the vote in its state constitution. Mar 16, 1789 "Remember the ladies" in the new Constitution. Mar 16, 1792 Sarah Pierce establishes first institution in America Sarah Pierce establishes first institution in America for higher education of women, in Litchfield, Connecticut. Feb 15, 1820 Susan B. Anthony's birthday Mar 16, 1838 Kentucky widows with children in school are granted "school suffrage, Mar 16, 1847 Maria Mitchell discovers a new comet, wins a medal from the King of Denmark. Jul 14, 1848 Lucretia Mott, Martha C. Wright, Cady Stanton and MaryAnn McClintock are invited to tea Jul 19, 1848 300 people attend the first convention held for women's rights Aug 2, 1848 Amy Post, Sarah D. Fish, Sarah C. Owen, and Mary H. Hallowell convene a women's rights convention Mar 17, 1849 Elizabeth blackwell lackwell becomes the first licensed woman in US Mar 17, 1850 Isabella Van Wegener adopted the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 Mar 17, 1850 Harriet Tubman joined the Underground Railroad Oct 23, 1850 First National Wo woman's Rights Convention is held in Worcester, Massachusetts. Oct 24, 1850 First National Woman's Rights Convention is held in Worcester, Mar 18, 1851 The "Bloomer costume" is adopted to urge dress reform for women. Apr 19, 1859 In Salem, Ohio, w women take complete control of their women's rights convention Jan 8, 1870 The Woman's Journal debuts, edited by Lucy Stoneand Mar 18, 1875 Michigan and Minnesota give women the "school vote."
