Women's Rights

By Abby Martin
  • First Patent for a Woman

    First Patent for a Woman

    Mrs. Samuel Slater invented cotton sewing thread and received a patent.
  • Women's Rights Convention

    Women's Rights Convention

    Seneca Falls, New York: World's first Women's Rights convention
  • Overalls

    Overalls

    Abigail Carter was the first to manufacture overalls in the US.
  • College Degree

    College Degree

    Mary Jane Patterson becomes the first African American woman to receive a B.A. degree.
  • Women's Suffrage

    Women's Suffrage

    Men can vote. The American Equal RIghts Association is the first in the US to advocate Women's Suffrage.
  • Rights for Women

    Rights for Women

    Women can now own property and businesses. Women can now make contracts without consent from their husbands.
  • Suffrage Parade

    Suffrage Parade

    40,000 people march in New York, the largest parade ever held.
  • Woman in the Presidential Cabinet

    Woman in the Presidential Cabinet

    Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to serve in the presidential cabinet.