On The Brink of a New Century

In 1890, The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association combined to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). In 1893, Colorado became the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. By 1918, Utah, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Kansas, Arizona, Alaska, Illinois, Montana, Nevada,  New York,  Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma had done the same.

In 1896, The National Association of Colored Women was created. Leaders in the black women's club movement include Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper.