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The Birth of the 19th Amendment
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Tags: 19th amendment, women's suffrage, International women's day, rights, civil rights, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Beginning officially in 1848, American women fought for their rights as U.S. citizens and the right to vote. In 1920, they finally gained that right with the 19th amendment. Here is a timeline of their struggle to gain this right.
| | 1848- The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. |
| | 1850- The first national women's rights convention is held in Worcester, Massachusetts |
| | 1869- Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton establish the Woman Suffrage Association |
| | 1893- Colorado is the first state to adopt the amendment allowing women to vote |
| | 1896- The National Association of Colored Women is formed |
| | 1903- The National Women's Trade Union League is established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women. |
| | 1913- Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union to make the amendment allowing women to vote |
| | 1916- Margaret Sanger opens the first birth-control clinic in Brooklyn |
| | The federal women suffrage amendment, written by Susan B. Anthony, is introduced to congress and sent to the states to be ratified |
| | 1920- The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. |
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