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1861–1865: The American Civil War.Most suffragists focus on the war effort, and suffrage activity is minimal. [3]1866: The American Equal Rights Association, working for suffrage for both women and African Americans, is formed at the initiative of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Between 1870 and 1910, the suffrage movement conducted 480 campaigns in 33 states just to have the issue of women's suffrage brought before the voters, and those campaigns resulted in only 17 instances of the issue actually being placed on the ballot. [154] These efforts led to women's suffrage in two states, Colorado and Idaho.
Pages in category "Timelines of women's suffrage in the United States by state" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The project, “Building the Movement: America's Youth Celebrate 100 Years of Women's Suffrage," will showcase artwork by students in grades three to 12 from all U.S. states and territories.
1777– All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote. 1809 – Mary Kies becomes the first woman to receive a patent, for a method of weaving straw with silk.
United States – Utah Territory passed a law granting women's suffrage. Utah women citizens voted in municipal elections that spring and a general election on August 1, beating Wyoming women to the polls. [28] The women's suffrage law was later repealed as part of the Edmunds–Tucker Act in 1887.
The women's suffrage journal, the Woman Voter, had a dedicated art editor, Ida Proper. [34] During the last twenty years of the movement, suffragists emphasized the idea of women's suffrage being a benefit to society. [35] By 1910, suffragists were the ones most often designing and distributing the imagery they wanted to use. [30]
Women could not vote until the 19th Amendment was implemented. It took a constitutional amendment to change that way of thinking. Voting Booths. That was a little over a hundred years ago, in the ...