Woman Suffrage Timeline Quiz

A group of women delegates were barred from participating in the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. This sparked a wave of activism among American women who felt excluded from the political process.

Organized by Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and others, this convention in Seneca Falls, NY, marked the beginning of the organized women's suffrage movement in the United States. It issued a Declaration of Sentiments calling for equal rights for women, including the right to vote.

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including freed slaves. However, it restricted the right to vote to 'male' citizens, excluding women from full citizenship.

The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, granted voting rights to African American men. This marked a significant victory for the civil rights movement, but it also highlighted the ongoing struggle for women's suffrage, as they were still denied the vote.

Wyoming Territory became the first to grant women the right to vote in 1869. This landmark decision marked an early step towards women's suffrage in the United States.

Susan B. Anthony was arrested in Rochester, NY, for voting in the presidential election. This act of defiance challenged the legal status quo and highlighted the discrimination women faced in exercising their civic rights.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment did not grant women the right to vote. This setback for the women's suffrage movement further solidified the need for a separate constitutional amendment to ensure women's voting rights.

The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1890. This unification represented a crucial step towards achieving national suffrage for women.

The National Woman's Party (NWP) was formed in 1916 as an offshoot of the Congressional Union. It rose to prominence during the 1917-1920 national suffrage campaign, using tactics such as parades, protests, and picketing the White House.

The Silent Sentinels were women suffragists who held silent demonstrations in front of the White House from 1917 and onwards, aiming to draw attention to the need for voting rights for women.

In 1917, a group of around 1,000 suffragists marched seven times around the White House on the day of President Wilson's second inauguration. They called it the "Grand Picket," drawing inspiration from the biblical story of Jericho where the city's walls fell after seven marches around them by the Israelites.

The Night of Terror at Occoquan Workhouse in Lorton, Virginia (November 14-15, 1917), was a harsh incident where imprisoned suffragists were brutally treated by guards. It further fueled the fight for women's suffrage and brought international attention to the struggle.

President Woodrow Wilson, initially hesitant, eventually declared that woman suffrage was a war measure, supporting the amendment in 1918. This was a crucial turning point in the fight for women's right to vote in the United States.

After passing both the House of Representatives and the Senate in 1919, the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote in the United States, was ratified on August 18, 1920. This marked a major milestone in the fight for women's rights.

Jeannette Rankin was a Republican from Montana who became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1916. This was an important milestone in the fight for women's political rights and a significant symbol of progress.

The Woman's Suffrage Procession was a landmark event in the fight for women's suffrage. It took place on March 3, 1913, in Washington, D.C. The parade was met with violent attacks by a mob of men. The incident raised awareness of the struggle for women's rights and shocked the nation.