Minor v. Happersett
1 Jan 1874
Minor v. Happersett was a U.S. Supreme Court case where the court ruled unanimously that the right of suffrage was not protected by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In 1872, Virginia Minor had been banned from registering to vote in St. Louis on the basis that a Missouri law restricted the right of suffrage to only men. Minor and her husband sued the voting registrar, Reese Happersett by charging that she had been denied one of the “privileges and immunities of citizenship” that was guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Women's Suffrage Amendment is first introduced to Congress
30 Dec 1878 - 30 Dec 1886
The suffrage movement gathered enough influence to lobby the U.S. Congress for a constitutional amendment by 1878. Congress formed committees in both the House and Senate to study and debate the issue. However, when the proposal finally reached the Senate floor in 1886, it was defeated.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
31 Mar 1890
The NAWSA was created in 1890 as the merger of the two major women’s rights organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) after 21 years of independent operation. Originally it was headed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Susan B. Anthony.
"The Women's Bible" is published
1 Jan 1895
Elizabeth Cady Stanton published "The Women's Bible" in 1895 which revealed her religious views. Stanton was assisted by a committee of women who helped edit the text., The novel was a bestseller, much to the dismay of many suffragists as it was never accepted as a major work of church scholarship. The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) thought that "The Woman's Bible" jeopardized the group's ability to gain support for a suffrage amendment, and they formally denounced the publication.
Women's Suffrage 1900- 1920s Prezi
by Mckenzie Jackson