The idea of women being equal to men came into the public eye in the early to mid-17th century. Until the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, women were not legally allowed to vote nationally, as their white and black male counterparts were. Year by year, states accepted the Nineteenth Amendment; with Mississippi was the last state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment in 1984, sixty four years after the initial enactment of allowing women to vote. The wording and format of the Fifteenth Amendment, the prohibition of federal and state governments from denying a United States citizen from voting based on their race, color, or previous servitude, is what aided in the initiation to the women’s suffrage movements. The addition of the Fifteenth
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Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Addams, and most importantly, Virginia Minor. These women worked for centuries to gain women the right to vote, equal work wages, and equality next to men. While each of these women had a major part in women’s history, they each took a different approach at their successful efforts. Susan B. Anthony was born February 1820 to a Quaker family. Anthony’s parents encouraged education among all of their children. This stemmed Anthony’s fortitude and strive for social equality among both men and women. Anthony’s family ran into hard times and they were forced to move to Rochester, New York. Here, their home became a gathering place for the local activists to express their beliefs and concerns. Those activists included Frederick Douglass, a former slave and abolitionist. This sparked a lifelong friendship between Anthony and …show more content…
It included the merging of the AWSA and NWSA. Its membership numbers were about seven thousand at the time it was formed. Eventually it increased to two million, ultimately making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation. The NAWSA played a pivotal role in the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920 it guaranteed women’s right to vote. In 1917, Woman’s Journal was purchased by Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission for $50,000, and merged with The Woman Voter, the official journal of the Woman Suffrage Party, and NAWSA’s National Suffrage News to become The Woman Citizen. It served as NAWSA’s official text until 1920; when the Nineteenth Amendment was
Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Addams, and most importantly, Virginia Minor. These women worked for centuries to gain women the right to vote, equal work wages, and equality next to men. While each of these women had a major part in women’s history, they each took a different approach at their successful efforts. Susan B. Anthony was born February 1820 to a Quaker family. Anthony’s parents encouraged education among all of their children. This stemmed Anthony’s fortitude and strive for social equality among both men and women. Anthony’s family ran into hard times and they were forced to move to Rochester, New York. Here, their home became a gathering place for the local activists to express their beliefs and concerns. Those activists included Frederick Douglass, a former slave and abolitionist. This sparked a lifelong friendship between Anthony and …show more content…
It included the merging of the AWSA and NWSA. Its membership numbers were about seven thousand at the time it was formed. Eventually it increased to two million, ultimately making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation. The NAWSA played a pivotal role in the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920 it guaranteed women’s right to vote. In 1917, Woman’s Journal was purchased by Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission for $50,000, and merged with The Woman Voter, the official journal of the Woman Suffrage Party, and NAWSA’s National Suffrage News to become The Woman Citizen. It served as NAWSA’s official text until 1920; when the Nineteenth Amendment was