Women's Rights

By Cesilia

  • The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York.Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: History and Timeline of Events (1848-1920) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html#ixzz3Xagk5Eyl

  • The first National Women's Rights Convention takes place in Worcester, Mass.Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: History and Timeline of Events (1848-1920) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html#ixzz3XalSlce1

  • The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association mergeRead more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: History and Timeline of Events (1848-1920) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html#ixzz3XamPD9PJ

  • The National Association of Colored Women is formed, Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: History and Timeline of Events (1848-1920) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html#ixzz3XcMW04Zb

  • WTUL is established

  • The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor is forme Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: History and Timeline of Events (1848-1920) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html#ixzz3XbSuR5Yk

  • 19th Amendment

  • Margaret Sanger founds the American Birth Control League Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: Timeline of Events (1921-1979) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline2.html#ixzz3XbTofMes

  • Congress passes the Equal Pay Act

  • California becomes the first state to adopt a "no fault" divorce law Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: Timeline of Events (1921-1979) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline2.html#ixzz3XcMA13BH

  • legal abortion

  • EMILY's List (Early Money Is Like Yeast) is established as a financial network Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: Timeline of Events (1980-Present) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline3.html#ixzz3XcN0gkA3

  • The Violence Against Women Act tightens federal penalties for sex offenders, funds services for victims of rape and domestic violence, and provides for special training of police officers. Read more: Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: Timeline of Event