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First Womens Rights Convention
In 1848, the very first Womens Rights convention was held in Senaca Falls, New York. Both men and women signed the Declaration of Sentiments that set the stage for Womens Rights movement. It asked for equal rights between men and women, and womens voting rights. -
First National Womens Rights Convention Held
In Worcester, Mass., in 1850, nearly one thousand women gathered at the first National Womens Convention held anually until 1860. These women discussed what they wanted to see change, and rallied to make it happen. -
National Womens Sufferage Association
The National Womens Sufferage Association was created in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. These ladies wanted to create an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would allow women the right to vote. -
Colorado's Amendment
In 1893, Colorado is the first state to accept the amendment which grants womens the right to vote. Followed by Utah, Idaho, Washington, and California by 1911. -
National Association of Colored Women
In 1896, the National Association of Colored Women is created and led by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper. These women led the group who wished to be granted the same rights as white womens had recently been granted. -
WTUL fight for equality
Womens in 1903 create the National Womens Trade Union League. Founded in Boston, these women have the goal of fighting for improved working condition and higher pay. They compared their working environments and wages to mens and demanded equality. -
National Womens Party Civil Disobedience
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns create the Congressional Union, later renamed the National Womens Pary. This organization fought for the right to vote, and in 1917 the women known as the "Silent Sentinels" picketed the White House before being arrested. -
19th Amendment
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is signed by Secartary of State granting all women the right to vote. The women fought at both state and national levels to achieve this vote. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt is appointed Chairwoman of the Commission of Human Rights in 1961, by President John F. Kennedy. He established the Presidents Commission on the Status of Women, which documents discrimination of women in the workplace. Kennedy and Roosevelt worked together making recommendations for improvement. -
Equal Pay Act
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy and Congress passed the Equal Pay Act which granted women the right to equal pay as men. It made it illegal for employers to discriminate against women or pay them any less than they would pay men for the same job. -
Ms. Magazine
In 1971, an insert in New York magazine called Ms. Magazine sold out 300, 000 copies in eight days. This magazine edited by Gloria Steinem became the highway for feminist voices. A regular issue of the magazine was first published in July of 1972,
