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By Richard Caton Woodville
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The convention was held in a chapel in New York. 300 people, both men and women, attended the convention. In the end, about 68 women and 32 men signed he Declaration of Sentiments.
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Nearly 1,000 men and women attended to discuss unequal treatment that women had to endure. The convention contiuned anually.
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The NAWSA was the combination of the NWSA and the AWSA. Memebership was around 7,000 people, however, this eventually grew to 2 million.
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First state to pass a women's suffrage law, Colorado allows women the right to vote. In 1894, a few women were elected into legislature. Other states followed suit.
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Advocate of better and equal working conditions for women.
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Congress proposed the 19th Amendment in June of 1919. This amendment prohibits any citizen of the United States from being denied the right to vote based on their sex.
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The amendment was ratified, however, certain states, mostly in the South, took longer to ratify it.
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The US did not join the war until the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.
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By Norman Rockwell
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By Francis Criss
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Large group that is spead across the United States. The main goal is to end discrimination based on gender, especially in a place of work.
