Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

-There are several social reforms addressed by progressives. List two that you feel resulted in the greatest effects. The most significant movement of the late 19th to 20th century was the progressive movement. Progressives came from literally every walk of life and all political parties. Several distinguished things defined progressivism. Concern over industrial effects and conditions, optimism for human nature, an entitled mindset to intervene in other’s lives, frequent calls to authority…

Equality: For whom was it made for? Most women believe that equality was gained on August 18, 1920, with the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution after the successful women 's suffrage movement. Technically, they are right but is that still true today? The 19th amendment gave women the ability to vote and have the same sway over our country as men have for hundreds of years. It was gained after years of women activists organizing, petitioning, and lobbying congress to raise awareness and…

In the twenty-first century many of us who live in Canada have become used to the idea of female independence and freedom from male authority. We see women in powerful positions such as the heads of corporations, or provinces, or universities, and few think of such women being hindered by their husbands in any way. However, although this is the case for many women today, it is not the case for all of them, and they have not always had the freedom to fully express their own identities and…

Stanton ("The Women 's Rights Movement 1848-1920"). Stanton had no clue what she would start. On August 26th, 1920, the 19th amendment was passed and women had their right to vote. However, it took not only many years to be passed, but many riots, speech, and letters that were directed to the congress. One of the main speeches that played a key role in creating the 19th amendment was written by a woman named Carrie Chapman Catt. Carrie Chapman Catt was born on January 9, 1859 in Ripon,…

Between the 1920s and the 1950s, women experienced an abundance of change and saw many changes to what was socially acceptable for women to do in those eras. Many women embraced these changes and were very happy about them, while others were fine with life as it was before. Although men were also happy to see women advancing in the modern world. With the exception of some that feared what would happen if women’s social roles changed. There were many aspects to why women’s roles changed but there…

A hero is someone who others look up to. Someone who makes a mark on the world. Someone who inspires everyone to do better for the world. Being able to inspire women to make a difference is something Susan B. Anthony was able to accomplish. A few ways that Anthony played a big role to the women's rights movement is that she fought for female rights, overcame female stereotypes, and fought for female rights her entire life. Susan B. Anthony was always determined to fight for female rights, and…

For The Nineteenth Amendment The Nineteenth Amendment states that male or female should be able to vote in the United States. This amendment was passed on June 4th 1919. The right that lets women vote, the 19th amendment, is also known as woman suffrage. All of the talk about women’s rights started in 1848 at the first movement in Seneca Falls, New York. It 72 years of fighting for the women to finally get want they wanted…. Equality. The reason why I am for this amendment is because I…

The women began a reform movement before the outbreak of the Civil War to abolish slavery, specifically in the meeting Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The first state to grant women the right to vote Wyoming In 1869. Leaders in the western states and territories argued that granting female suffrage would pull new residents to the West. There was a split in the women's rights until the founding of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1890. It…

Conference. Sojourner Truth rose and delivered her short powerful speech citing beliefs of Christianity and using her strong, impressive presence to disprove the minister’s arguments. According to Sojourner Truth’s speech to the Ohio Women’s Conference she states “ I can’t read, but I can hear. I have heard the Bible and have learned that Eve caused many to sin. Well, if women upset…

opportunity to make those dreams come true." this quote was written by Wendell L. Willkie. I believe this is saying that whatever happens Americans are willing to fight. Like the women did for their rights, and abolitionists did for the slaves. The United States brought opportunity to most by giving transportation, economy, and the freedom of speech. Women's rights are what women and some men fight for, the Seneca Falls Convention was a women's rights gathering to give women power and the right…