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1870: The Utah Territory grants suffrage to women. [7]1870: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted. The amendment holds that neither the United States nor any State can deny the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude," leaving open the right of States to deny the right to vote on account of sex.
Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then nationally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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 .
This is a timeline of voting rights in the United States, documenting when various groups in the country gained the right to vote or were disenfranchised. Contents 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1980s
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.
7. The 19th Amendment didn't give all women the right to vote.. The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was signed into law on August 26, 1920. But at the time, a number of ...
Timelines of women's suffrage in the United States by state (27 P) A. Women's suffrage in Alabama (1 C, 2 P) ... Women's suffrage in Georgia (U.S. state) (1 C, 4 P) H.
Prior to the 19 th Amendment, only men were enfranchised to vote Please remember that only men could vote in the United States or in any state until the 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920.