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First U.S. state. With its admittance to the United States, Wyoming becomes the first U.S. state to grant women’s suffrage; it had initially extended the vote to women in 1869 while still a territory.
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Mar 8, 2022 · On the streets of New York City, hundreds of women took to the streets in a parade of protest, according to the National Women's History Museum. Later suffrage parades would soon rise to...
- Ailsa Harvey
- Seneca Falls Convention
- Declaration of Sentiments
- Nineteenth Amendment
- Women's Rights Movement
Assembly held on July 19–20, 1848, at Seneca Falls, New York, that launched the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Seneca Falls was the home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who, along with Lucretia Mott, conceived and directed the convention.
Document outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens, that emerged from the Seneca Falls Convention in July 1848.
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that officially extended the right to vote to women.
A diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women.
Jun 16, 2021 · Review a comprehensive women's suffrage timeline, including a visual representation of key events that led up to the adoption and ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
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Jun 4, 2015 · These 13 women—commonly known as suffragettes, though that term more specifically refers to a group of British suffrage supporters—were crucial to that cause.
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Jun 10, 2024 · Women's Suffrage Centennial 1920/2020: Timeline August 18, 2020 marks the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing and protecting women's right to vote. This guide provides access to primary and secondary resources related to the women's suffrage moment.
