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Wyoming lets women vote (ev.: Suffrage Activists and history.com)
Wyoming was the first state women were able to vote in, showing women in fact did have a chance at rights. However, there was some controversy over the reasons why they were granted the women the right to vote. Most men thought that women were likely to move to Wyoming, an isolated state if women could vote there. Others had good intentions for letting women vote. For example, Edward Lee, the territorial secretary , thought that women deserved all rights African Americans had. -
NWSA and AWSA merge to create NAWSA
(ev. Suffrage Activists and memory.loc.gov) The NAWSA was the result of the NWSA and AWSA finally coming to terms. The NWSA thought that success could be achieved through an amendment, while the AWSA thought success could be achieved through state-by-state campaigns. Eventually they came to terms, creating a stronger and more united association, giving the suffragists a better chance at rights. Now, they can put their brilliant minds together and work together to take back their rights. -
Colorado lets women vote
(ev. Suffrage Activists) More states are giving women the ability to vote, meaning that women are slowly being accepted. Colorado was also the 2nd state women were allowed to vote in, showing they did have a chance at rights. The right to vote was granted by an overwhelming majority, meaning that the suffrage movement was so strong that it was getting easier to convince people to join their cause. -
Utah and Idaho let women vote
(ev. Suffrage Activists) This means that more people were siding with the suffragists in letting them vote and have rights. The suffragists were making a lot of progress in their cause, and starting to help America go back to being equal, the way it was supposed to be. Slowly but surely, America was finally starting to live up to its democracy creed. -
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Washington, California, Arizona, Oregon, and Kansas allow women to vote
(ev. Suffrage Activists) Between 1910 and 1914, the NAWSA intensified their efforts and their cause, and this resulted in them earning voting rights in five new states. More states are letting women vote, and giving them rights, meaning that they are slowly being accepted.This also shows that women are smart enough to convince people why they deserve rights. -
19th Amendment Ratified
(ev. The 19th Amendment and the Future of Women Rights) Jeanette Rankin, the first woman in Congress, introduced the 19th Amendment, which would grant women the right to vote. The House of Reperesenatives approved the amendment, by just one more vote. The president approved of the amendment, and 18 months later Senate approved. This means that women are finally being accepted and they finally convinced people to let them vote. Now, America has finally lived up to its creed of equality.
