Mr. Landwehr
Honors US History I p.2
December 4, 2014
Womens Rights since the Seneca Conference of 1848 1850
The first National Women's Rights Convention takes place in Worcester, Mass., 1869
May
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women.
Nov.
Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and others form the American Woman Suffrage Association. This group focuses exclusively on gaining voting rights for women through amendments to individual state constitutions.
Dec. 10
The territory of Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law. The following year, women begin serving on juries in the territory.
1890
The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).
1893
Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. Utah and
Idaho follow suit in 1896, Washington State in 1910, California in 1911, Oregon, Kansas, and
Arizona in 1912, Alaska and Illinois in 1913, Montana and Nevada in 1914, New York in 1917;
Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918.
1896
Reyer Lummis
Mr. Landwehr
Honors US History I p.2
December 4, 2014
The National Association of Colored Women is formed, bringing together more than 100 black women's clubs. Leaders in the black women's club movement include Josephine St. Pierre
Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper.
1903
The National Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) is established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women. 1913
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union to work toward the passage of a federal amendment to give women the vote. The group is later renamed the National Women's
Party. Members picket the White House and practice other forms of civil disobedience.
1916
Margaret Sanger