Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections, and one who is a citizen of the United States, should be granted the right to do so. Regardless of the person’s race, color, gender, and religion. Women in the United States played a huge role beginning from the 1840’s in the U.S. for granting their right to vote. Some reason’s why women were very determined to sought suffrage were, recognition of discrimination towards women, women wanted to have fair treatment in the public service, and gaining the right to vote gave women the political power to bring about change.
Women were discriminated by men for not having the same rights as men. Men controlled, administered, and ruled all laws. Men were in control of all authority, which gave women …show more content…
The unfair treatment issues were wages, hours, and working conditions. One example would be the sweatshops that women worked at. These work places were called sweatshops, because they were dark, dirty, and hot. Some women worked in these sweatshops with their children. Their work was to pace flowers on pins that were used for holding the hats women wore in place. They earned one penny for every 100 flowers they paced on the pins. Another devastating example would be The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York that went off in flames in 1911. The women working on the 11th floor were stuck, because the fire escape door was locked. The owners said that the women used the fire escape door to go smoke outside, and stealing from the factory. The elevator had collapsed, and the fire escape door was locked, which resulted in 144 lives being lost in this incident. Some other jobs women worked was collecting rags and selling them to paper companies, and rolling cigars. These women were treated very poorly, and wanted to seek suffrage to fight for the respect and fair treatment that they …show more content…
An example would be after the incident at The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911, the women found an organization called the Women’s Trade Union League (WTUL). They said that they are going to organize and help the women. They pressured the New York State government to help them, and also joined The International Ladies ' Garment Workers ' Union (ILGWU). They pushed the legislation for protective labor law. The protective labor law allowed the women to not work more than 8 hours per day, not work between the hours of midnight and 8AM, and to not lift more than 40 pounds. The owners of the industry sued the government, because they did not believe the government can have the power to make such labor laws. The court ruled that the government can make such labor laws, and that the women need to stay strong to raise children. Women fought for their fair treatment in public service, and won in court. They also showed their political power by winning this case in court, and creating protective labor laws for
Women were discriminated by men for not having the same rights as men. Men controlled, administered, and ruled all laws. Men were in control of all authority, which gave women …show more content…
The unfair treatment issues were wages, hours, and working conditions. One example would be the sweatshops that women worked at. These work places were called sweatshops, because they were dark, dirty, and hot. Some women worked in these sweatshops with their children. Their work was to pace flowers on pins that were used for holding the hats women wore in place. They earned one penny for every 100 flowers they paced on the pins. Another devastating example would be The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York that went off in flames in 1911. The women working on the 11th floor were stuck, because the fire escape door was locked. The owners said that the women used the fire escape door to go smoke outside, and stealing from the factory. The elevator had collapsed, and the fire escape door was locked, which resulted in 144 lives being lost in this incident. Some other jobs women worked was collecting rags and selling them to paper companies, and rolling cigars. These women were treated very poorly, and wanted to seek suffrage to fight for the respect and fair treatment that they …show more content…
An example would be after the incident at The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911, the women found an organization called the Women’s Trade Union League (WTUL). They said that they are going to organize and help the women. They pressured the New York State government to help them, and also joined The International Ladies ' Garment Workers ' Union (ILGWU). They pushed the legislation for protective labor law. The protective labor law allowed the women to not work more than 8 hours per day, not work between the hours of midnight and 8AM, and to not lift more than 40 pounds. The owners of the industry sued the government, because they did not believe the government can have the power to make such labor laws. The court ruled that the government can make such labor laws, and that the women need to stay strong to raise children. Women fought for their fair treatment in public service, and won in court. They also showed their political power by winning this case in court, and creating protective labor laws for