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Declaration of the Rights of Man
A text written by the Marquis de Lafayette is an important piece of text, because it was saying that no one should be more important just because they were rich or born into power. It used strong, official language to make it clear that these weren’t just ideas, they should be real laws -
Declaration of the Rights of Woman
A statement made by Olympe de Gouges
brought attention to a set of what would later be known as feminist concerns that reflected and influenced the eyes of many French Revolutionaries and other Alliances. -
Seneca Falls Convention
A group of men and women met in Seneca Falls, New York, to discuss women’s rights. They wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for equal rights, including the right to vote. This event is seen as the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. -
Ain't I a woman Speech - Sojourner Truth
Truth delivered the speech on May 29, 1851 at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. -
Wyoming becomes the first state to allow women to vote
Wyoming was the first U.S. state to give women the right to vote. When Wyoming joined the United States, it refused to take away women’s voting rights. This was an important step toward national voting rights for women. -
National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) is formed
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton created the NWSA to fight for women’s right to vote. They believed that the right to vote should be a national law. This group worked for many years to push for a change in the Constitution. -
Women’s Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C., the day before President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration. They wanted to show the country that women deserved the right to vote. Some marchers were attacked by angry crowds, but the event brought national attention to their cause. -
Susan Glaspell "A jury of her peers"
Susan Glaspell's A Jury of Her Peers is a short story that uses many symbols to explore gender inequality and the lives of the female characters. Using this fictional story to highlight the inequality of standards set on women. -
The 19th Amendment is ratified
After decades of fighting, the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution. It gave women the legal right to vote in all elections. This was a huge victory for the suffrage movement, but many women of color still faced barriers to voting. -
Gloria Steinem Testimony
Gloria Steinem stood before the Senate and delivered the following speech, advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA); this amendment, which has not been ratified, secures that one's rights "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." -
Barbie movie quote
This powerful monologue delivered by Gloria, in the 2023 Barbie movie highlights the complex and contradictory expectations that society often places on women. It expresses the pressure on women to conform to standards of beauty, behavior, and success.