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Emma Hart Willard
Emma Hart Willard was the daughter of a farmer who encouraged her to read and learn, and eventually become a teacher.In 1821 she opened her own school for girls in New York. The Emma Willard School is still going strong today. -
College and Town of Oberlin
Both the college and the town of Oberlin were founded in northern Ohio in 1833 by a pair of Presbyterian ministers, John Jay Shipherd and Philo Stewart.It was the first college in the world to admit women as well as men. It also was the first college that promised to educate African-American men and women. Many Oberlin women became famous educators. -
Susan B. Anthony asks for equal pay as men on behalf of all teachers
Because Susan B. Anthony was denied on her request, it began the suffrage movement. -
First Anti-Slavery Convention Of American Women
The first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women was held on May 9, 1837. Approximately 200 women gathered in New York City to discuss their role in the American abolition movement. Mary S. Parker was the President of the gathering.The convention was a monumental step, both for the women's rights movement, and the abolition movement as a whole. Despite the event's significance, it receives very little historical attention. -
Amelia Bloomer
Amelia Bloomer became the editor of the first woman's newspaper, The Lily. Bloomer lived in Seneca Falls, New York and became an outspoken advocate of women's rights. She wrote many inspiring and motivating articles empowering women in her era. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Staton and Susan B. Anthony formed the American Equal Rights Association. -
The 15th amendment to the U. S. Constitution is adopted
The amendment holds that neither the United States nor any State can deny the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude," leaving open the right of States to deny the right to vote on account of sex. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton opposed the amendment. -
Victoria Woodhull
Woodhull speaks to the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, arguing that women have the right to vote under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but the committee does not agree -
First Female to run for president
Victoria Woodhull was the first female to run for President of the United States, nominated by the Equal Rights Party, with many women's rights supporters -
Arrest Of Susan B. Anthony
Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester, New York, and convicted in a widely publicized trial. Although she refused to pay the fine, the authorities declined to take further action. -
Anthony Amendment
The Anthony amendment was proposed to start and help out women but when voted on, it was turned down. The fight began to get more intense. -
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
The newly formed organization, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), became the most mainstream and nationally visible pro-suffrage group. Its strategy was to push for suffrage at the state level, believing that state-by-state support would eventually force the federal government to pass the amendment. -
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper and her literary work
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper was an American author, educator, speaker and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history.Perhaps her most well-known writing, A Voice from the South is widely viewed as one of the first articulations of Black feminism. The book advanced a vision of self-determination through education and social uplift for African-American women. -
Story Of An Hour
Story Of An Hour is a short story published on December 6,1894. It is an example of a literary work that describes the suppression of women in that era, and women's desire to obtain their freedom and liberty. -
6th of April 1917 World War 1
As men left their jobs to serve their country in war overseas, women replaced their jobs. Women filled many jobs that were brought into existence by wartime needs. As a result, the number of women employed greatly increased in many industries. There has been a sudden influx of women into such unusual occupations as bank clerks, ticket sellers, elevator operator, chauffeur” and many more including helping in the red cross as nurses and such. -
The 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution
the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote—a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote.Stanton and Mott , along with Susan B. Anthony and other activists, formed organizations that raised public awareness . After a 70-year battle, these groups finally emerged victorious with the passage of the 19th Amendment. -
Vote Is Passed
Finally, Tennessee ratifies the Anthony Amendment allowing women the right to vote. -
Native American Women
Native American women played a vital role in the empowerment of women at that time;however,they were unable to gain the benefits until 4 years later.
