Women's Suffrage

Susan B. Anthony

Nov 25, 1848

A leading proponent of woman suffrage. In 1869 cofoundedthe National Women Suffrage Association.

Illegal Voting

Nov 25, 1871

Susan B. Anthony and other women attempted to vote at least 150 times in ten states and the District of Columbia.

Carry Nation and the WCTU

Nov 25, 1874

Carry Nation worked for the prohibition by walking into saloons, scolding the customers, and using her hatchet to destroy bottles of liquor. The WCTU (women's christian temperance union) would go to saloons and sing, pray, and urge saloonkeeper's to stop selling alcohol.

NAWSA Formed

Nov 25, 1890

The National American Woman Suffrage Association was united because of the foundation of the National Women suffrage Association. Prominent leaders included Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe.

Carrie Chapman Catt and New NAWSA Formed

Nov 25, 1915

Carrie Chapman Catt resumed presidecy of NAWSA in 1915. When she returned, she concetrated on five tatics: (1) painstaking organization (2) close ties between local, state, and national workers (3) establishing a wide base of support (4) cautious lobbying (5) gracious, ladylike behavior.

19th Amendment

Aug 20, 1919

Congress passed the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote.