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This was the first women's rights convention which was held in New York. Then 68 women and 32 men signed what the group wanted to achieve for women's equality.
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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the Nation Women Suffrage Association. Their main goal was to get voting rights for women.
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Wyoming was the first territory to pass a Women Suffrage Law which allowed women to serve in courts and juries.
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Victoria Claflin Woodhull became the first women presidential candidate and tried to push for equal pay for equal work. Susan B. Anthony tried to vote for her to test out the 14th Amendment but she was still declared unlawful for voting.
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Wyoming became the first territory to allow women to vote. Women were from then on, able to vote in all elections.
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Colorado became the first state to allow women to vote. Wyoming was a territory so Colorado really is the first state to allow women to vote.
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The WTUL was formed which fought for better wages for women. They also fought for better working conditions.
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The original Women Suffrage Amendment written by Susan B. Anthony went through Congress and the House of Representatives and was sent to the states for ratification.
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The bill that was introduced by the beginning was finally passed. The right that women could vote the, 19th Amendment, was passed and added to the U.S. Constitution.
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The Equal Pay Act was passed by John F. Kennedy. It said that employers can not pay someone less based on their gender.
