First Wave Feminism

feminist protest

Notable Feminists

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

elizabeth cady stanton

Author, lecturer, chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements

Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the Encyclopedia of World Biography

Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Americans at War

Sojourner Truth

sojourner truth

Abolitionist, Women's Rights Activist 

Sojourner Truth in the Encyclopedia of World Biography 

Sojourner Truth in the Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B Anthony

Suffragette, Activist, Social Reformer

Susan B. Anthony in Americans at War

Susan B. Anthony in Encyclopedia of World Biography

Catherine Spence

Catherine Spence

Social and Political reformer, Activist, Writer

Catherine Spence in the Encyclopedia of World Biography

Catherine Spence in Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages

Important Milestones

First Wave of Feminism

Late 19th century to Early 20th century

Focused on opening up opportunities for women, including suffrage.

1848

Seneca Falls Convention

1868

The Revolution newspaper founded 

1869

Wyoming grants women the right to vote

1916

National Woman's Party founded 

1920

Women are granted the right to vote

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