Suffrage Movement Rallies: Anthony and Stanton Found Their Association
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton launch the National Woman Suffrage Association in New York to push for a federal amendment guaranteeing women the vote. This strategic split from more conservative groups accelerates the movement's momentum, directly leading to the passage of the 19th Amendment fifty years later.
May 15, 1869
157 years ago
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