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1790:ABIGAIL Wife of 2ndPresident

• Pushed for Women’s RIGHTS: in • Education, To Own Property & • Have a Voice in Politics(Representative) • “Remember the Ladies” in Constitution (Still NOT DONE after 300 years) • “All Men would be Tyrants if they could... we Will NOT HOLD Ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have NO voice OR representation.” 1848: Creating Declaration of Sentiments for WOMEN’s RIGHTS

Lucretia Mott a Quaker, Abolitionist, WOMENs RIGHTS Activist and Social Reformer.(Born in Nantucket, MA died in 1880 in PA)

She initiated the idea that Women should hold Leadership roles in society while she was at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840 . She formed the idea while she was one of the women Excluded from the Convention!

In 1848, she was a key sculpture of the Declaration of Sentiments with E.C Stanton and others at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. EC Stanton 1st was inspired by Motts conviction while she was on her Honeymoon in England; later remaining friends and advocates of WOMENs RIGHTS. 1848:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was instrumental in initiating “WOMEN’s RIGHTS” Movement along with L.Mott(Q), M.McIintock(Q), F.Douglas and others is best known for writing the Declaration of Sentiments a document Equivalent to Declaration of Independence but NOT YET Ratified;(both are Enlightment Documents) presented at the 1st Seneca Falls Women’s Convention in 1848,Seneca Falls, NY. Her Father a Judge& husband a lawyer, she organized the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the US. Throughout her life, Stanton passionately elevated the status of Women through Equal Rights, although she did not live to see the National Vote in 1920-her efforts were well established and followed through with the next generation. Stanton was educated at the Coed Johnstown Academy, NY until she was 16, then attended Troy’s Female Seminary(Emma Williard)later trying to attend Union College, but was barred from entry due to her sex. While on her Honeymoon in , she attended Anti-Slavery Convention where she met who influenced her into action. 1848 Seneca Falls, NY 1st ___Women’s Convention 1852 Susan B. Anthony

Born 2.15.1820 (Adams, MA) - Died 3.13.1906 (Rochester, NY) A Great American Women's Rights Activist who played a significant role in Women's Suffrage Movement. Quaker by birth who believe in Equality; she first began campaigning for Women's Rights after meeting E.C Stanton 1851 and was harshly ridiculed and accused of trying to destroy the institution of marriage. In 1852, founded NY Women's State Temperance Society . Anthony was prevented from speaking in Albany at the Temperance Conference because she was female, so she persisted. In 1866, she initiated American Equal Rights Association, campaigning for Equal Rights for both Women & African Americans and 1868, published a Women's Rights Newspaper titled THE REVOULTION ! In 1872, Susan was arrested for voting in Rochester, NY and convicted in a widely publicized trial! She still continued.

Public perception of her changed radically during her lifetime, however. On her 80th birthday she was celebrated at the by President William McKinley.

She is the 1st Woman depicted on U.S. currency with her portrait in 1979 on the Dollar coin. 1892: National Convention (NAWSA) State Presidents Officers 1913-2017 Washington DC 1914: RESIST

•Congressional Committee Asked Alice Paul to resign; She Refused.

•19thAmend.comes to Senate for1stTIME in 27 Years due to Alice Paul’s Vigilance. • Then House for the 1stTIME in HERSTORY! 1916: 1st Women ELECTED in HOUSE of Representatives: Jeanette Rankin * Montana (1917-1919) & (1941-1943)

*President Wilson called special joint session of Congress to swear her in prior to his speech for Declaration of War! * Suffrage Advocate and pacifist; she voted against WWI & WWII * Authored what became the Maternity & Infancy Act 1923 1917: NY State 1st Women’s VOTE

Celebrating ~ 100 Year Anniversary(1917-2017)

• November 6, 1917 ''Thousands of registration fliers and copies of 'What Every Woman Needs to Know About Voting' were sent out,'' ''On Election Day, the day of days, it seemed that every woman not suffering from Spanish influenza voted.''

Lut.Gov. Kathy Hochule, Sen. Betty Little, Sen. Velmanette Mongomery, Howard Zemsky, Ami Ghazala, Rose Harvey, RoAnn Destito, Eve Waltermauer,Christina Lotz, Jennifer Lemak, Susan Zimet, Dare Thompson, Kathleen Neville, Sally Roesch Wagner, Deborah Highes 1918: 19th Amendment Passes • May21,1919 Houseof RepS Passed the 19th Amendment! • 2 weeks later, Senate also Passed 19th Amendment! • Tennessee became the 36th State*to ratify August 18, 1920, the amendment passed its final obstruction; obtaining ¾ of the States to Ratify! 1922- 1935 1st Women Senators

• (Left) Rebecca Latimer • Felton, 1st Female Senator • Of US Senate,who served • for 1 day in 1922.

• (Right) Hattie Caraway- • 1935-1945 Graduate 1896 • w/Bachelors of Arts from • Dickson College, TN • taught school&Married • died in Falls Church, VA 1960-2011 Women in CONGRE$$! 1981 Supreme Court 1st Female Sandra Day O’Connor was the 1st Female appointed to the Supreme Court in Sept.25,1981-2006. A Republican from Texas she graduated from Stanford . ONLY3 Female Justices reside currently; (2009), (1993) and Elena Kagan (2010). Madeline Albright Condeleezza Rice 1997-2001 2005-2009 2009-2013 2017 Women’s March ***Millions IN DC but Billions around the WORLD!*** 2017 Majority TAX PAYER$ But ONLY 19% Represented! (NH 1st) 2018 Women’s MARCH Albany NY 300 YEAR$ TOO LONG to WAIT! 2018 ERA Still NOT PASSED ONLY 1 More State to Ratify!

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