Have you ever thought about how women have gotten equal rights of men? Before 1920 women had little to no rights. Back then men thought women had no business in a political office. I do not agree with this, I believe that this was very prejudicial and sexist. I want to inspire and inform girls that we can do anything guys can do. If you look back in time to the 1800’s the women fought for the right to be equal with men, and it wasn’t an easy win. These brave women fought for the right to fair pay, the right to vote and even the right to be in office. We should be celebrating these women, instead most of us don’t even acknowledge that we have rights because of them.
The Women’s Suffrage Movement was women fighting for equal rights of men. It began on July 19, 1848 and it lasted until August 18, 1920.It started with the mother of a young housewife, her name was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She assisted Suzan B. Anthony in organizing the world's first women's rights meeting, they formed the National Women's Loyal League. Because of this meeting more women and girls started to believe that they were equals compared to men. This movement critically impacted America in both positive and negative ways. In my opinion the movement effected America positively by women finally being seen as equal to men and being able to do everything a man can …show more content…
But because of these brave and influential women, we have every right men have today. Not only do we have the right to vote, but we also have the right to run in office and to hold government jobs. Another important right that we have today is that women can own land without having to be married to a man. Also, we have the freedom of speech, we can talk and express our opinions on subjects that we couldn’t talk about back then. Today women can own their own land, we can run for office, and most importantly, we are seen as equal in the eyes of the
The Women’s Suffrage Movement was women fighting for equal rights of men. It began on July 19, 1848 and it lasted until August 18, 1920.It started with the mother of a young housewife, her name was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She assisted Suzan B. Anthony in organizing the world's first women's rights meeting, they formed the National Women's Loyal League. Because of this meeting more women and girls started to believe that they were equals compared to men. This movement critically impacted America in both positive and negative ways. In my opinion the movement effected America positively by women finally being seen as equal to men and being able to do everything a man can …show more content…
But because of these brave and influential women, we have every right men have today. Not only do we have the right to vote, but we also have the right to run in office and to hold government jobs. Another important right that we have today is that women can own land without having to be married to a man. Also, we have the freedom of speech, we can talk and express our opinions on subjects that we couldn’t talk about back then. Today women can own their own land, we can run for office, and most importantly, we are seen as equal in the eyes of the