Timeline of Women's Rights
Vistas English III A 2014
1769
Women could not keep nor earn money or property under their name.
1826
On this day, New York and Boston opened public highschools for girls for the first time.
1852
Together, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton had formed the Women's NY Temperance Society.
1868
The passage of the 14th amendment, denying women to vote was ratified, only women lawyers are licensed in U.S.
1872
Victoria Chaflin Woodhull
1878
Women's Sufferage Amendment was introduced to Congress for the first time.
1920
On this day the passage of the 19th admendment was finally passed.
1973
The Supreme Court decided that women could have the option whether to have an abortion or carry her pregnancy term.