Women's Suffrage

[Online Professor]

907-1930: We are a diverse nation, confronting our differences

January 1, 1919 Map: States grant women the right to vote     While seeking to amend the U.S. Constitution, the women’s suffrage movement also waged a state-by-state campaign. The territory of Wyoming was the first to give women the vote in 1869. Other western states and territories followed.   States granting women the right to vote prior to the 19th Amendment: Wyoming 1890 Colorado 1893 Utah 1896 Idaho 1896 Washington 1910 California 1911 Arizona 1912 Kansas 1912 Oregon 1912 Montana 1914 Nevada 1914 New York 1917 Michigan 1918 Oklahoma 1918 South Dakota 1918   Full Voting Rights before 19th Amendment and before statehood Territory of Wyoming 1869 Territory of Utah 1870 Territory of Washington 1883 Territory of Montana 1887 Territory of Alaska 1913 Could vote for President prior to the 19th Amendment Illinois 1913 Nebraska 1917 Ohio 1917 Indiana 1917 North Dakota 1917 Rhode Island 1917 Iowa 1919 Maine 1919 Minnesota 1919 Missouri 1919 Tennessee 1919 Wisconsin 1919 Gained Voting Rights after the passage: Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Texas New Mexico Kentucky