Women's Movement Timeline

N.C. Milestone

1820

More than 250 Academies for Girls open in North Carolina during this time period.

Example of Civic Participation

1834

Ethel H. Porter patents her invention related to cutting feed for horses and cattle and becomes the first female from N.C. to receive a patent.

N.C. Milestone

1838

Greensboro College is North Carolina's first chartered college for women and is opened by the Methodist Church

U.S. Milestone

1840

Mary Jane Patterson was the first African American Women to receive a B.A. degree and is born in Raleigh N.C.

Most Important Moments

Jul 19, 1848

The world's first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Fall N.Y.. A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions is debated and ultimately signed by 68 women and 38 men setting the agenda for more women's rights movements to follow.

Most Important Moments

1849

Amelia Jenks Bloomer publishes "Lilly", which is the first prominent women's rights newspaper

Example of Civic Participation

1915

Forty thousand people marched in New York City Suffrage Parade, the largest parade ever held in that city.

U.S. Milestone

1920

The 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing American female citizens the right to vote.