Votesforwomen

Women's Rights and Suffrage

  • No Suffrage for Women

    Women were still denied all voting rights even when all males were allowed to vote.
  • The Seneca Falls Convention

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first women's convention. They formed a document modeled after The Declaration of Independence.
  • The National Woman Suffrage Association is Formed

  • National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) is Formed

  • First Country Allows Women's Suffrage

    The first to achieve national women’s suffrage was New Zealand. During that time, New Zealand was a self-governing establishment under Great Britain.
  • Women Acquire Equal Suffrage As Men in 15 States

  • 19th Amendment is Rattified

    The 19th Amendment is passed on June 4, 1919, and was ratified on August 18, 1920. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.