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The Begining
Three hundred people attend the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. -
The Speech!
Sojourner Truth delivers her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at a women's rights convention in Akron, Ohio. -
Helping with nothing in return.
The Civil War. Suffrage efforts nearly come to a complete halt as women put their enfranchisement aside and pitch in for the war effort. -
Outrage over 14 amendment.
The 14th amendment passes granted former slaves the right to vote. The amendment specifies the word “male” officially excluding women’s suffrage. Anthony and Stanton are outraged. Arguments lead to a split in the movement. -
Susan B. Anthony Takes Action!
Susan B. Anthony is arrested in Rochester N.Y. for illegal voting. Anthony refused to pay her streetcar fare to the police station because she was "traveling under protest at the government's expense." -
Stanton takes controll!
The National and American associations merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Stanton becomes the new organization's first president. -
Anthony Retires , but the work continues!
Anthony retires as the president of the National American and, to the surprise of many, recommends Carrie Chapman Catt as her successor; Catt is elected. -
Parade Rebellion!
Suffragist Alice Paul organizes 8,000 women for a parade through Washington.
She becomes the leader of the Congressional Union (CU), a militant branch of the National American association. -
Rejecton from the Senate
The Senate votes on the "Susan B. Anthony" amendment, but it does not pass. -
Finally!!
Despite the political subversion of anti-suffragists, particularly in Tennessee, three quarters of state legislatures ratify the Nineteenth Amendment on 26 August. American women win full voting rights.
