Timeline of women's suffrage in Iowa
This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Iowa. Women's suffrage work started early in Iowa's history. Organizing began in the late 1960s with the first state suffrage convention taking place in 1870. In the 1890s, women gained the right to vote on municipal bonds, tax efforts and school-related issues. By 1916, a state suffrage amendment went to out to a voter referendum, which unfortunately failed. Iowa was the tenth state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919. 19th century. 1840s. 1843 1844 1850s. 1854 1855 1857 1860s. 1866  1868 1869 1870s. 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1876 1877 1880s. 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890s. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 20th century. 1900s. 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1910s. 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919