Annie kenney and christabel pankhurst

Women's Rights in the United States

By Giraffelover77

  • Regulations

    Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
  • Seneca Falls Convention (July 19/20th)

    Seneca Falls Convention (July 19/20th)

    The Seneca Falls Convention marked the start of the women's suffrage movement, where leaders advocated for expanded rights for women across the nation.
  • Ain't I A Woman

    Ain't I A Woman

    Sojourner Truth gives a speech advocating for rights for black women.

  • Henry David Thoreau

    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.

  • Ecology

    The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel

  • Air and Rain

    The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain
  • Declaration of Rights of Woman of the USA

    Declaration of Rights of Woman of the USA

    Written by Susan B. Anthony, she argued for equal rights for women.

  • Henry Antoine Des Voeux

    The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution
  • The Woman Suffrage Procession

    The Woman Suffrage Procession

    Women from all around the nation marched on Washington to protest for women's right to vote.
  • Formation of the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage

    Formation of the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage

    The group formed in hopes of securing an amendment declaring woman's right to vote.
  • First Woman in Congress

    First Woman in Congress

    Jeannette Rankin is elected as the first woman to serve in Congress.

  • National Park Service

    US Congress created the National Park Service
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    This amendment was ratified, securing women the right to vote.

  • 1962

    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
  • Shirley Chisholm

    Shirley Chisholm

    Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected into Congress.

  • Earth Day

    First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established

  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

  • Kyoto Protocol

    The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide

  • Rejection of Kyoto Protocol

    U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol
  • Hillary Clinton

    Hillary Clinton

    Hillary Clinton was named as the Democratic Presidential nominee.

  • Cease in Paris Agreement

    U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation.
  • Kamala Harris

    Kamala Harris

    Kamala Harris was the first black and south-asian woman to be elected as vice president.

  • Joining the Paris Agreement

    U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation.