The 14th Amendment denying women the right to vote is ratified. The 15th Amendment enfranchising black men is ratified. 1872 Susan B. Anthony is arrested for attempting to vote. For the first time, a Women's Suffrage Amendment is introduced to Congress. Wyoming is first state to allow women to vote.
Women begin to wear knickerbockers instead of skirts for bicycle riding.
The Women's Trade Union Leage of New York is formed to unionize working women. A petition with 500,000 signatures in support of women's suffrage amendment is given to President Woodrow Wilson. The 19th Amendment is ratified, allowing women the right to vote in federal elections. Alice Paul and the National Women's Party first proposes the Equal Rights Amendment to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex. It has never been ratified.