Women's Suffrage By mzarembka Jan 1, 1833 Oberlin College in Ohio began admitting women as well as men Jan 1, 1868 The National Woman Suffrage Association was formed Jan 1, 1870 20% of college students were women Jan 1, 1872 Some NWSA members supported Victoria Woodhull, the first woman presidential candidate Jan 1, 1875 Women worked as teachers and nurses, and entered the business world Jan 1, 1875 The Supreme Court ruled that even though women were citizens, citizenship did not give them the right to vote. Jan 1, 1879 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League led an organized crusade against alcohol Jan 1, 1890 The National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association merged Jan 1, 1916 The National Association of Colored Women had more than 100,000 members. Jan 1, 1933 The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed