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Property rights
The first state constitution in California extends property rights to women. -
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Civil War
During the Civil War, efforts for the suffrage movement come to a halt. Women put their energies toward the war effort. -
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The American Equal Rights Association is wrecked
The American Equal Rights Association is wrecked by disagreements over the Fourteenth Amendment and the question of whether to support the proposed Fifteenth Amendment which would enfranchise Black American males while avoiding the question of woman suffrage entirely. -
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Progress in womens rights
Fifteen women are arrested for illegally voting.
Abigail Scott Duniway convinces Oregon lawmakers to pass laws granting a married woman’s rights such as starting and operating her own business, controlling the money she earns, and the right to protect her property if her husband leaves.