For instance , 15 - year - old student Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in March , 1955 , nine months before Parks ' action .
At the same time , some women mounted their own individual challenges .
15 - year - old student Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in March , 1955 , nine months before Parks ' action .
At the same time , some women mounted their own individual challenges .