Women’s Rights
Susan B. Anthony was born on Feb. 15, 1820. Once Susan grew older, she helped with the finding of the Women’s Suffrage Association (where she later became the president of the association.) Her work helped open the eyes to women everywhere, and how they can do so much more in their lifetime when they gain rights. Susan B. Anthony helped pave the path for women and their rights everywhere. Without her motivation, women might not have the rights they do today.
In the 19th century, many significant historical events occurred. One of those includes the turning point for millions of women, who fought long and hard for their right to vote. Before this time period, women had no self-representation. Women were submissive to the male …show more content…
It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win the right for women to vote, and campaigning for it was not easy. “A women is held responsible to the law for debt; she could be sued even as a man is sued, and imprisoned also. Her property is taxed though she has no voice in electing representatives of the law.” (Daugherty, Sonia. Ten Brave Women: Anne Hutchinson, Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, Narcissa Whitman, Julia Ward Howe, Susan B. Anthony, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Mary Lyon, Ida M. Tarbell, Eleanor Roosevelt: With Drawings by James Daugherty. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1953. Print.) The 19th amendment only passed by one vote by, Harry Burn (a young legislature), who changed his mind after talking to his mom who told him, “Do the right thing.” This really got Burn to think, and he finally understood at that moment why voting yes was the right thing to do. Fifteen states allowed women the right to vote in 1890. Ten other states also allowed voting privileges before congress voted in favor of it, and only four states refused to give women full voting rights, although they were allowed to vote in the presidential election. Exactly twenty-one states refused to give women any voting rights at all before the 19th …show more content…
Back then, that was just their culture. The male figure would take leadership in the family and make all of the decisions, while the women would obey. Due to social teachings, it was passed down for generations that women should be pious, delicate, and submissive. When a women is submissive to her husband, she is backing down and letting him take the leadership role. This includes financial decisions, living options, and how the household should run. By the 1900’s about 85% of working women were single, and lived at home. This could have been that more women wanted to be independent. Most didn't want to answer to man to make a financial decision. Although, Susan B. Anthony grew up in this era, she refused to marry and be submissive to a man. Susan knew that she wouldn't need a man to help her out in life, or to decide “what is best” for
Susan B. Anthony was born on Feb. 15, 1820. Once Susan grew older, she helped with the finding of the Women’s Suffrage Association (where she later became the president of the association.) Her work helped open the eyes to women everywhere, and how they can do so much more in their lifetime when they gain rights. Susan B. Anthony helped pave the path for women and their rights everywhere. Without her motivation, women might not have the rights they do today.
In the 19th century, many significant historical events occurred. One of those includes the turning point for millions of women, who fought long and hard for their right to vote. Before this time period, women had no self-representation. Women were submissive to the male …show more content…
It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win the right for women to vote, and campaigning for it was not easy. “A women is held responsible to the law for debt; she could be sued even as a man is sued, and imprisoned also. Her property is taxed though she has no voice in electing representatives of the law.” (Daugherty, Sonia. Ten Brave Women: Anne Hutchinson, Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, Narcissa Whitman, Julia Ward Howe, Susan B. Anthony, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Mary Lyon, Ida M. Tarbell, Eleanor Roosevelt: With Drawings by James Daugherty. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1953. Print.) The 19th amendment only passed by one vote by, Harry Burn (a young legislature), who changed his mind after talking to his mom who told him, “Do the right thing.” This really got Burn to think, and he finally understood at that moment why voting yes was the right thing to do. Fifteen states allowed women the right to vote in 1890. Ten other states also allowed voting privileges before congress voted in favor of it, and only four states refused to give women full voting rights, although they were allowed to vote in the presidential election. Exactly twenty-one states refused to give women any voting rights at all before the 19th …show more content…
Back then, that was just their culture. The male figure would take leadership in the family and make all of the decisions, while the women would obey. Due to social teachings, it was passed down for generations that women should be pious, delicate, and submissive. When a women is submissive to her husband, she is backing down and letting him take the leadership role. This includes financial decisions, living options, and how the household should run. By the 1900’s about 85% of working women were single, and lived at home. This could have been that more women wanted to be independent. Most didn't want to answer to man to make a financial decision. Although, Susan B. Anthony grew up in this era, she refused to marry and be submissive to a man. Susan knew that she wouldn't need a man to help her out in life, or to decide “what is best” for