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Womens Suffrage key events
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First Women's Rights Convention
Seneca Falls, New York was the location for the first Women's Rights Convention. Lucretia Mott attended and Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote "The Declaration of Sentiments" creating the agenda of women's activism for decades to come. -
Second Women's Rights Convention
Worcester, Massachusetts was the site of the second National Women's Rights Convention. Participants included: Horace Mann, New York Tribune columnist Elizabeth Oaks Smith, and Reverend Harry Ward Beecher, one of the nation's most popular preachers.
Sojourner Truth delivers her memorable speech, "Ain't I a woman?" -
Nation Women's Suffrage Association
Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the nation womens suffrage association. -
First Vote in Senate
The first vote on woman suffrage is taken in the Senate and is a failure. -
The National Council of Women
The National Council of Women in the United States is established to promote the advancement of women in society. -
New York State Constitutional Convention
600,000 signatures are presented to the New York State Constitutional Convention in a failed effort to bring a woman suffrage amendment to the voters. -
Congressional Union (National Women’s Party)
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns organize the Congressional Union, later known as the National Women’s Party (1916). They borrowed strategies from the radical Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in England. -
"Winning plan"
NAWSA president Carrie Chapman Catt unveils her "winning plan" for suffrage victory at a convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Catt's plan required the coordination of activities by a vast cadre of suffrage workers in both state and local associations. -
19th Ammendment
The Senate finally passes the Nineteenth Amendment and the ratification process begins. -
Full Voting Rights
Three quarters of the state legislatures ratify the Ninetenth Amendment. American Women win full voting rights.