The women's suffrage movement spans the years 1840 to 1920. Some of the most important events were;
1848: The first women's rights convention is held and, during this convention the women create "The Declaration of Sentiments". This document lays the foundation for everything women around the country hope to accomplish.
1868: The fourteenth amendment to the consitution is passed which defines voters and citizens as men only effectively giving women no rights.
1872: Women around the country are arrested for attempting to vote in the presidential election.
1878: The Woman Suffrage Amendment is introduced in Congress.
1887: The first vote on women's suffrage is taken in the senate and is defeated.
1890: Wyoming becomes the first state to grant women rights through their state constituion.
1920: American women finally win full voting rights through the passage of the nineteenth amendment to the constitution.
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