The movement to secure woman suffrage in Oregon and the United States did not occur in a vacuum. Many countries around the world preceded the United States in reaching the goal, led by New Zealand in 1893. Efforts in the United Kingdom were particularly influential to American attitudes. Proponents eventually found success, but it came in fits and starts as protectors of traditional power structures resisted with strong campaigns of their own. The following timelines place the Oregon experience in a larger context over the course of decades.
International Woman Suffrage Highlights
Voting Rights in the United States
A Chronology of Woman Suffrage Organizations
The Evolution of Women's Rights in Oregon
Ratification of the 19th Amendment