Timeline of women's suffrage in Rhode Island
This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Rhode Island. Women's suffrage in Rhode Island started with women's rights activities, such as convention planning and publications of women's rights journals. The first women's suffrage group in Rhode Island was founded in 1868. A women's suffrage amendment was decided by referendum on April 6, 1887, but it failed by a large amount. Finally, in 1917, Rhode Island women gained the right to vote in presidential elections. On January 6, 1920, Rhode Island became the twenty-fourth state  to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. 19th century. 1850s. 1850 1852 1853 1860s. 1868 1869 1870s. 1873 1874 1880s. 1884 1885 1886 1887 1890s. 1892 1895 1897 20th century. 1900s. 1902 1903 1907 1908 1909 1910s. 1912 1913 1914 1915 1914 1916 1917 1920s. 1920 1928