It took over 70 years for women to finally be given a voice and the right to vote. The 19th amendment helped the women of America become who they are today. Without the Women’s Suffrage Movement, America would be a different place.
The women’s suffrage movement all started in the year 1848 where the women were treated as a prized possession in front of a guess, but behind closed doors, they were mentally and physically abused. The women were supposed to just sit and be pretty and stay quiet about everything. If they were being abused, they couldn’t file for divorce because the women didn’t have any rule over their own lives. They had to stay and endure the pain. Other than the fact they didn’t have any rights, they wanted to ban alcohol because …show more content…
The two ladies that organized the meeting was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth decided to draft a document like that of the Declaration of Independence. It was called the Declaration of Sentiment, Grievances, and Resolutions. This document stated that men and women were created equal and it helped women address the barriers that were limiting their rights. Family responsibilities, the lack of education, and them not having a voice to speak out about what they want from life are some of the barriers that were limiting their …show more content…
The law was passed in 1860. Susan did a lot of other things to ensure women were treated just as equal. She served as a state agent for the American Antislavery Society and worked to secure equal pay for women teachers. She also started an organization to support the emancipation of slaves. While advocating in Kansas, the women met a Democrat by the name of George Francis Train. He helped finance a newspaper that was dedicated to women’s suffrage. In January of 1868, the first issue of the newspaper was published. It was called The Revolution. Later that year, a group of women formed a rival national suffrage organization called the American Woman Suffrage Association. They opposed the federal suffrage amendment, urging instead the enactment of state suffrage rights. The movement didn’t become serious until after 1870, when the 15th amendment gave black men voting rights. In that same year, her and a group of women wrote a six-volume series on the history of the women’s suffrage movement. It appeared later in 1881. According to the article, American Government, In1872, Susan registered and voted in Rochester but was charged with a $100 fee which she refuse to pay. The charges were later dropped because of the drama that it brought. Between the year 1880 and 1904, she helped open
The women’s suffrage movement all started in the year 1848 where the women were treated as a prized possession in front of a guess, but behind closed doors, they were mentally and physically abused. The women were supposed to just sit and be pretty and stay quiet about everything. If they were being abused, they couldn’t file for divorce because the women didn’t have any rule over their own lives. They had to stay and endure the pain. Other than the fact they didn’t have any rights, they wanted to ban alcohol because …show more content…
The two ladies that organized the meeting was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth decided to draft a document like that of the Declaration of Independence. It was called the Declaration of Sentiment, Grievances, and Resolutions. This document stated that men and women were created equal and it helped women address the barriers that were limiting their rights. Family responsibilities, the lack of education, and them not having a voice to speak out about what they want from life are some of the barriers that were limiting their …show more content…
The law was passed in 1860. Susan did a lot of other things to ensure women were treated just as equal. She served as a state agent for the American Antislavery Society and worked to secure equal pay for women teachers. She also started an organization to support the emancipation of slaves. While advocating in Kansas, the women met a Democrat by the name of George Francis Train. He helped finance a newspaper that was dedicated to women’s suffrage. In January of 1868, the first issue of the newspaper was published. It was called The Revolution. Later that year, a group of women formed a rival national suffrage organization called the American Woman Suffrage Association. They opposed the federal suffrage amendment, urging instead the enactment of state suffrage rights. The movement didn’t become serious until after 1870, when the 15th amendment gave black men voting rights. In that same year, her and a group of women wrote a six-volume series on the history of the women’s suffrage movement. It appeared later in 1881. According to the article, American Government, In1872, Susan registered and voted in Rochester but was charged with a $100 fee which she refuse to pay. The charges were later dropped because of the drama that it brought. Between the year 1880 and 1904, she helped open