115th Congress - Women
Category: Other
Updated: 10 May 2018
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Created byMatthew DiStefano
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Events
Beginning of the Civil WarWomen's Rights Activist group gathered in Seneca Falls, New YorkPassing of the 14th AmendmentNational Woman Suffrage Association formationProposition of the Equal Rights Amendment- No Discrimination Based on SexThe growth of woman political candidates in the Western statesStart of World War One8 Million women vote legally in the first election following the 19th AmendmentEqual Rights Amendment PassedMargaret Chase Smith became the first woman to become part of the Senate without being appointedRebecca Latimer Felton became first woman appointed to the Senate - served one dayPatty Murray became a SenatorStart of the 115th CongressThe Ratification of the 19th AmendmentFirst gender-mixed jury hears a caseFirst state (Mississippi) permits women to own property under their husband's permissionThe first woman suffrage law in the U.S. is passed in the territory of WyomingPeriods
Women's Rights Movement + 115th Women of Congress
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