Events
First women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New YorkFirst national Woman's Rights ConventionAmerican Equal Rights Association is formed
-Advocated for suffrage for all races and genders14th amendment ratified (says citizens and voters are only male
-Suffrage supporters don’t get married as they couldn’t own their own property or make legal contracts for themselves as married womenNational Woman Suffrage Association is created
-Fought for 19th amendment and other women’s rightsWoman Suffrage Amendment proposed in U.S. CongressFirst vote on women’s suffrage is debated in the SenateNational American Woman Suffrage Association is formed to focus on suffrage at state level19th amendment ratifiedPeriods
Civil War labor shortage stopped suffragist movement
-women had to fill men’s rolesProgressive Era
-Women enter public life and get more roles
-Woman suffrage debate enters mainstream politics
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