2006-11-19 13:01:25 · 3 answers · asked by vanessa t 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The first state to allow women to vote was Wyoning in 1880's. Then the whole U.S.A. allowed them to vote in 1920.
2006-11-19 13:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1869 May
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
Nov.
Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and others form the American Woman Suffrage Association. This group focuses exclusively on gaining voting rights for women through amendments to individual state constitutions.
Dec. 10
The territory of Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law. The following year, women begin serving on juries in the territory.
1893
Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. Utah and Idaho follow suit in 1896, Washington State in 1910, California in 1911, Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona in 1912, Alaska and Illinois in 1913, Montana and Nevada in 1914, New York in 1917; Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918.
1920
Aug. 26
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
2006-11-19 21:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OMG Women can VOTE?
2006-11-19 21:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by Sunnee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋