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Seneca Falls Convention
First convention in the world for Women's Rights -
The Creation of the National Loyal League
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony meet and create National Loyal League which supports the abolishment of slavery and campaigns for full citizenship for blacks and women. -
The Creation of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)
Anthony and Stanton founded National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). They campaigned for a constitutional amendment for universal suffrage, but specifically for women, a change in divorce law, and the end of employment and pay discrimination. -
The Creation of the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)
Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Josephine Ruffin founded a less radical organization called American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). They campaigned for obtaining suffrage for black men with the 14th and 15th amendments and then specifically trying to win women’s voting rights state by state, rather than an overall, broader campaign. -
The Creation of the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
The two organizations merged into one group: National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). -
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The National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
This was a national parent organization to hundreds of smaller units around the country, all fighting for the woman’s right to vote. -
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NAWSA Campaign
NAWSA campaigned through celebrities, clubs, labor unions, parades, and rallies. -
The Creation of the Congressional Union
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns became dissatisfied with leadership and direction of the NWSA and formed the Congressional Union. This was more radical and many went behind bars and stayed there. They went on hunger strikes and had to be force fed in order to keep from dying. -
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NAWSA Distances Itself from NWP
NAWSA distanced itself from NWP due to their unladylike and vulgar manners. -
The New National Woman's Party (NWP)
The Congressional Union changed name to National Woman’s Party (NWP) and became more militant, even being arrested in June of 1917, for a technical charge of obstructing traffic. -
Women Gain the Right to Vote
U.S. Secretary proclaimed amendment ratified.
