Women's Suffrage By mhanson Period: Jan 13, 1776 to Jan 13, 1807 New Jersey grants women the vote in its State Constitution Period: Jan 13, 1820 to Aug 26, 1920 Women's Suffrage takes a centurary to pass Jul 20, 1848 Seneca Falls Oct 23, 1850 First National Woman's Rights Convention Mar 13, 1851 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady first meet on street corner in Seneca Falls, NY Dec 13, 1868 The federal women's suffrage amendment is first introduced in Congress by Senator S.C. Pomeroy of Kansas May 13, 1869 National Women Suffrage Association is founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Jan 8, 1870 Woman's Journl debuts edited by Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and Mary Livermore. Offical paper of NAWSA Apr 12, 1871 Anti-Suffrage Party founded by wives of prominent men Nov 13, 1872 Susan B. Anthony aressted for casting ballot in NY Jan 13, 1886 Suffragists present petions bearing 10,000 signatures directly ot Congress for an amendment proghibiting disenfranchisement on the basis of sex Sep 19, 1893 New Zeland Women's Suffrage Jan 2, 1913 National Woman's Party founded by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns May 10, 1913 Suffragist parade down 5th Street 10,000 people Jan 12, 1916 Great Leap NAWSA Aug 28, 1916 NAWSA President Carrie Chapman Catt's "Winning Plan" Apr 1, 1917 US joins WW1 Apr 2, 1917 Jeannette Rankin of Montana formally seated in U.S. House of Representitives Nov 15, 1917 NIght of Terror Jan 9, 1918 President Wilson states support of women suffrage amendment May 12, 1919 President Wilson calls special seccison of Congress to pass Suffrage Amendment Nov 2, 1920 Women Vote in Elections Nov 9, 1921 Harding elected to office (women vote) Nov 20, 1923 Collidge elected to office (women vote) Nov 16, 1929 Hoover elected to office (women vote) Nov 2, 1933 FDR elected to office (women vote) Nov 12, 1945 Truman elected to office (women vote) Nov 13, 1953 Eisenhower elected to office (women vote) Nov 13, 1961 JFK elected to office (women vote) Nov 17, 1963 Johnson elected to office (women vote) Nov 13, 1969 Nixon elected to office (women vote) Nov 14, 1974 Ford elected to office (women vote) Nov 17, 1977 Carter elected to office (women vote) Nov 15, 1981 Reagan elected to office (women vote) Nov 13, 1989 Bush Sr. elected to office (women vote) Nov 19, 1993 Clinton electedto office (women vote) Nov 23, 2001 Bush Jr. elected to office (women vote) Nov 20, 2009 Obama elected to office (women vote)
