WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

By stormy_tuesday

  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Elizabeth Cady Canton and Lucretia Mott go to convention construct the "Declaration of Sentiments".

  • The National Women's Rights Convention

    The National Women's Rights convention-- Sojourner Truth delivers her "ain't I a woman" speech

  • American Equal Rights Association

    formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton--all race/gender are equal --goal of suffrage for all

  • 14th Amendment

    passing of the 14th defining voters and citizens as male

  • National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)& American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)

    Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association-- formed after the 15th amendment was proposed Founders Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell form the AWSA in response to the 15th amendment

  • 15th Amendment

    gives African American males the right to vote.
    The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude (www.loc.gov)

  • National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

    NWSA and AWSA merge and the National American Woman Suffrage Association is formed. Stanton is the first president.

  • National Woman's Party NWP

    National Woman's Party was radical--pushed for the amendment by putting pressure on the President and for it being nation wide instead of state by state basis

  • 1917- Pickets, "Night of Terror"

    NAWSA pickets outside the white house with signs for the president. Alice Paul was put into solitary confinement in prison to try to "break". In June, arrests of the NAWSA picketers begin on charges of obstructing sidewalk traffic.--spend 5 months in prison. In November, the government unconditionally releases the picketers in response to public outcry and an inability to stop NWP picketers’ hunger strike -women were beaten and abused by prison guards (https://www.nwhm.org)"

  • Wilson's Support

    The first woman representative was elected in 1917. Giving women the right to vote was once again defeated. However, President Wilson states he supported the suffrage and addresses the senate about legislation

  • Amendment passed

    the passing of the 19th amendment-- the ONE vote--Tennessee vote Harry Burns gets a letter from his mom.

  • 19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment is ratified granting all women the right to vote.