Women's suffrage

First women's rights convention

1848

The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. After 2 days of discussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement

First women's amendment

1878

The Women’s Suffrage Amendment is first introduced to congress.

Colorado grants women permission to vote

1893

Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote.

National Women's Party is formed

1916

Alice Paul and her colleagues form the National Woman's Party (NWP) and began introducing some of the methods used by the suffrage movement in Britain. Tactics included demonstrations, parades, mass meetings & picketing the White House over the refusal of President Woodrow Wilson and other incumbent Democrats to actively support the Suffrage Amendment.

Women's suffrage as a "war measure"

1918

In January, after much bad press about the treatment of Alice Paul and the imprisoned women, President Wilson announced that women's suffrage was urgently needed as a "war measure."

Women get the right to vote by law

1920

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law