Washington Women's History Consortium

Events in Women's History


The Events section organize the activities and accomplishments of women in Washington state by date. Select a decade from the options to the right for a filtered list of historical events.

Event DescriptionYear
Abigail Adams writes Remember the Ladies1776
New Jersey, after becoming a state, places no restrictions on Woman suffrage1787
New Jersey voting law is revised to include women specifically1790
Sacajawea is allowed the right to vote1805
New Jersey grants women the vote in its state constitution.1807
New Jersey revises their voting law to exclude women1807
Emma Hart Willard founds the Troy Female Seminary in New York1821
Oberlin College becomes the first coeducational college in the United States1833
Sarah Grimke begins career as an abolitionist and a women's rights advocate1836
First National Female Anti-Slavery Society convention meets in New York City1837
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