The rise of women’s advocacy groups during this time period had profound effects on the course of western history and society. The women's question sparked social, political, and economic reforms that act as the foundations of modern life. The freedoms practiced today can be directly traced back to the women's suffrage movement; in which women campaigned to achieve equality. The efforts of the the suffragists spawned a century's worth of progressive reforms that would not only impact women, but minorities as well.
The first reason why women's suffrage had a significant impact on Europe during the time period was because the topic of women suffrage was not only a question regarding women, but a question regarding democracy. Democracy was created for women and everyone else to be equal under law. The first step to achieving equality was to acquire the basic rights that could insure the progression of the cause. For women, the question of suffrage was a much greater one that gave them the power and influence to impact not only their lives, but …show more content…
civil rights movement). Similar to the prejudice that women had faced, African Americans have been subjected to centuries of discrimination. Women and African Americans were considered inferior and were not provided the same rights as white European men. The women's suffrage movement undoubtedly inspired much of the progress that took place during the 19th and 20th centuries. (Document 2):”When the people acquired the right to vote in 1848, thinking individuals understood that the exclusion of half of humanity was a gratuitous insult for women, equal to men as French persons, equal before taxes both direct and indirect as well as before the penal code, and that it was ironic to call universal a suffrage that rejected women as minors lacking in judgment.” -Julie Daubiê, French political activist,
The first reason why women's suffrage had a significant impact on Europe during the time period was because the topic of women suffrage was not only a question regarding women, but a question regarding democracy. Democracy was created for women and everyone else to be equal under law. The first step to achieving equality was to acquire the basic rights that could insure the progression of the cause. For women, the question of suffrage was a much greater one that gave them the power and influence to impact not only their lives, but …show more content…
civil rights movement). Similar to the prejudice that women had faced, African Americans have been subjected to centuries of discrimination. Women and African Americans were considered inferior and were not provided the same rights as white European men. The women's suffrage movement undoubtedly inspired much of the progress that took place during the 19th and 20th centuries. (Document 2):”When the people acquired the right to vote in 1848, thinking individuals understood that the exclusion of half of humanity was a gratuitous insult for women, equal to men as French persons, equal before taxes both direct and indirect as well as before the penal code, and that it was ironic to call universal a suffrage that rejected women as minors lacking in judgment.” -Julie Daubiê, French political activist,