First Wave (19th and early 20th centuries): During this wave, feminism is mainly focused on legal issues, such as women's suffrage and ... making the definition of feminism a little changed.

The seed for the first Woman's Rights Convention was planted in 1840, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton met Lucretia Mott at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, the conference that refused to seat ...

This essay outlines the global patterns of these reforms and argues that in a plurality of cases, where women’s suffrage was gradual, enfranchisement depended on an electoral logic. Politicians ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

“typically has the capacity” shows Merriam-Webster’s attempt to include trans-identifying males in the definition of female. While this phrase may refer to women who cannot bear children due ...

Flanked by Pauline O’Neill from Maricopa County and Rosa McKay from Cochise County, Theodora was part of the growing movement for women’s suffrage. In fact, she led the crusade in her hometown ...

In serene Occoquan Park in Lorton, Virginia, you’ll find a hidden gem of a monument dedicated to the women of America who fought for the right to vote. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- For most of this country’s history, women have fought for a chance to have their voices heard. Women in Broome County were prominent leaders of the Suffrage Movement ...

A marker that commemorates the city’s important ... Suffrage Association at the former Congress Hall – a major hotel in Congress Park. The event was a milestone in the push to get women ...

Our collections contain primary source material relating to the campaign for women’s suffrage. The majority of this collection forms part of the Women’s Library, whose roots are founded in the ...