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In February 1918, the United Kingdom passed a major suffrage law that was considered directly related to the importance of women's participation in the war effort. [4] After years of opposition, United States President Woodrow Wilson changed his position in 1918 to advocate women's suffrage in recognition of their services. [5] [6]
American women in World War II; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999; Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2000–2010; Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2011–present; Women in ...
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The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I (U of North Carolina Press, 2017). xvi, 340 pp. Greenwald, Maurine W. Women, War, and Work: The Impact of World War I on Women Workers in the United States (1990) ISBN 0313213550; Jensen, Kimberly. Mobilizing Minerva: American Women in the First World War. Urbana: University of Illinois ...
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.
1848: The Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention, is held in Seneca Falls, New York. [4] 1855: New York Women's Hospital opened in 1855 as the first hospital solely devoted to ailments affiliated with women. [8] 1869: Wyoming is the first territory to give women the right to vote. [9]
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.
The celebration took place during the week of March 8, so that it would correspond with International Women's Day. The movement quickly spread around the country, and women’s groups lobbied for ...