Timeline of Women’s Achievements in History

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This photo, courtesy of the Library of Congress, shows Rosa Parks being fingerprinted after her arrest. 1843: Former slave Isabelle Baumtree changes her name to Sojourner Truth and begins lecturing about suffrage and abolition 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, approves the Declaration of Sentiments focusing on women’s rights 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell View Website VIP Subscription