Youngest age of consent in us

Such statutes had consequences extending from the safety and wellbeing of young girls to women’s future place in society and their potential for upward mobility.

In 1890, the age at which girls could consent to sex was 12 or younger in 38 states. Building on a decade of women’s activism, Holly’s ambitious legislation sought to raise the age of consent in the state to 21 years old.

The very first bill ever proposed by a female lawmaker in the United States came from Colorado state representative Carrie Clyde Holly in January 1895.