Germany: Dorothy Erxleben became the first female doctor
Dorothy Erxleben became the first female doctor
Sweden: Unmarried women allowed to leave their hometown to give birth anonymously without judgement
Great Britain: Custody of Infants Acct allows divorced mothers to take custody of their children
Seneca Falls, NY: First Women's Rights convention held, Declaration of Sentiments signed
USA: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first American female doctor
USA: Sojourner Truth delivers "Ain't I a Woman?" at the Women's Convetion
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association
The territory of Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law
Colorado becomes the first state to adopt an amendment granting women suffrage
The National Assosciation of Colored Women is formed, uniting 100+ black women clubs
National Women's Trade Union League is established to improve wages and working conditions for women
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union to work toward the passage of an amendment to give women the vote
Brooklyn,NY: Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic
The federal woman suffrage amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in 1878, is passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor is formed to safeguard proper working conditions for women
The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby
