Women's Rights/Suffrage Movement by Kayla Mae

1848- Seneca Falls Convention

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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, it was used to address the social, civil, and religious rights for women.

The Declaration of Sentiments called for equal treatment of women and the right to vote, marking the beginning of the organized women’s rights movement.

1913 – Woman Suffrage Parade

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Organized by Alice Paul and the National American Woman Suffrage Association , NAWSA, thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C., the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration.

The parade brought attention to the suffrage cause, showing the struggle for voting rights.

1920 – 19th Amendment Passed

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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the legal right to vote.

This was work from decades of activism and marked a major victory for the women’s rights movement.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton-- 1845-1902

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Stanton was a leading figure in the early women’s rights movement and co-organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention.

Stanton helped with:

Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls.

Co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with Susan B. Anthony.

Published The Woman’s Bible, challenging religious justifications for gender inequality.

Alice Paul-- 1907-1930s

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Alice Paul was a suffragist and leader in the campaign for the 19th Amendment.

Alice Paul helped with:

Organizing the 1913 Woman Suffrage Parade.

Founding the National Woman’s Party.

Pushing for the Equal Rights Amendment .

Lucretia Mott -- 1830-1870s

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Mott was a Quaker activist and co-organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention.

Mott helped with:

Helped draft the Declaration of Sentiments.

Advocated for abolition and women’s rights.

Published Discourse on Women, advocating for equal rights.

1848

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Co-organized the Seneca Falls Convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton after they had both been banned from participating in the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London all because of their gender.

1850

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Published her "Discourse on Woman" speech, which argued for women's legal, educational, and economic rights.

1866

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She became the first president of the American Equal Rights Association, an organization advocating for universal suffrage regardless of race or gender.

1848

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Organized the Seneca Falls Convention and drafted the Declaration of Sentiments, which included controversial demands for women's suffrage.

1851

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Began her 50-year collaboration with Susan B. Anthony, which formed one of the most productive partnerships in American political history.

1895-1898

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Published "The Woman's Bible," which challenged religious and biblical beliefs used to lower women in peoples eyes, which was proved to be very controversial even among suffragists.

Susan B. Anthony-- 1850s-1906

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Susan B. Anthony was tireless activist and organizer, Anthony dedicated her life to women's suffrage, becoming one of the most recognizable leaders of the movement.

Anthony helped with:

1872: Arrested for voting in the presidential election in Rochester, New York, to test whether the 14th Amendment's "all persons born or naturalized" language applied to women.

1878: Helped draft and introduce what would later be known as the "Anthony Amendment" (eventually becoming the 19th Amendment).

1892-1900: Served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), unifying competing factions of the movement under one organization.

1872

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She was arrested for voting in the presidential election in Rochester, New York, to test whether the 14th Amendment's "all persons born or naturalized" applied to women too.

1878

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She helped draft and introduce what would later be known as the "Anthony Amendment", eventually becoming the 19th Amendment.

1892-1900

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She served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, which unified factions of the movement into one organization.

Ida B. Wells--1884-1931

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An investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement, Wells fought for both racial equality and women's suffrage, highlighting the intersection of race and gender discrimination.

Ida B. Wells helped with:

1884: Refused to give up her seat on a train to move to a segregated car, 71 years before Rosa Parks' similar act. She sued the railroad and won.

1892-1894: Led anti-lynching crusades, documenting and publishing reports on racial violence in the South after three of her friends were lynched.

1913: Founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, which was the first Black women's suffrage organization in Illinois, and then marched in the Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C, but refused to go to the back as requested by white organizers.

1884

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She refused to give up her seat on a train to move to a segregated car, which was 71 years before Rosa Parks' similar act. She sued the railroad and also won.

1892-1894

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She also led anti-lynching crusades. Documenting and publishing reports on racial violence in the South after three of her friends were lynched.

1913

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She founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, the first Black women's suffrage organization in Illinois, and marched in the Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.. She also refused to go to the back as requested by white organizers.

1913

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She organized the Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., dramatically increasing visibility for the movement.

1917

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She organized the "Silent Sentinels," which was the first group to picket the White House, and who stood in protest for over 18 months regardless of weather conditions.

Lucy Burns-- 1909-1966

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A close ally of Alice Paul, Burns was a key organizer of the militant wing of the suffrage movement and holds the record for the longest incarceration among American suffragists.

Burns helped with:

1913: Co-founded the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (later the National Woman's Party) with Alice Paul.

1914-1916: Edited The Suffragist, the weekly journal of the Congressional Union, which reported on suffrage news and promoted the organization's militant tactics.

1917: Endured brutal treatment while imprisoned for picketing the White House, including being handcuffed with her hands above her head in her cell overnight.

1913

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Co-founded the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage with Alice Paul.

1914-1916

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She edited The Suffragist, the weekly journal of the Congressional Union, which reported on suffrage news and promoted the organization's tactics.

1917

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She endured brutal treatment while imprisoned for picketing the White House, including being handcuffed with her hands above her head in her cell overnight.

1917

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Alice was arrested and force-fed in prison during a hunger strike, generating public sympathy when reports of the brutal treatment were published which made people in support of the suffrage movement even more mad.