Timeline of Women's Rights
Vistas English III A 2014
July 19-20, 1848
The Seneca Falls wrote a document based on the declaration of independence telling that women are equal members of society.
July 14, 1849
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott Meet organized a women’s convention in London
1872
Susan B. Anthony was convicted of “unlawful voting” and tried on June 17-18, 1873.
1963
The equal pay act becomes federal law in 1963 that says employers must give equal pay for men and women performing the same job duties regardless of the race, color, religion, etc.