Suffrage

During this time period women did not have the right to vote. But the suffrage movement itself started decades before the civil war. On election day in 1920 millions of women exercised their right to vote for the first time. Most people during this time period saw women as less intelligent when it came to political decisions. Some men have even gone as far as saying that women were to stupid and weak to vote. For this movement women themselves were the most involved in fighting for their right…

to symbolize full citizenship to women, African Americans, and others excluded from participation in the governance of the nation” (Lind, pg. 104). The goal of this first wave in feminism was to seek opportunities for women while focusing on the suffrage that was being built through abolition and temperance. Ultimately, the victory of the movement resulted in reforms of education, workplaces and professions, and national healthcare among…

(Document 1). Female political activist also fought for women’s rights by saying that, if women are nearly half of the population, excluding them from voting was a complete contradiction to the idea of universal suffrage (Document 2). Continuing with the idea of the expansion of universal suffrage, many people argued that allowing women to vote would broaden the base of democracy and weaken the traditional vices in European governments (Document 4). Many feminist groups emphasized the…

equal rights legislation.” (Source) Unfortunately, not all of their desired goals were met in the next decade however, this did not stop them from working hard thus, expanding in more rights for women. “After the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, many suffrage organizations encouraged women to be active in politics to take advantage of their new-found freedom.” (source) This in result, led to a new formed organization in 1920 called The League of Womens Voters. After this, more women were…

after a long period of struggle and opposition, women are annexed to the definition, and gain their rights as Americans. Women’s suffrage was a political movement that took place in the early 19th century with the aims of granting women their long sought-after right to vote. Of all of the different demographics in the U.S., women were among the last to earn their suffrage, and perhaps to be considered part of the definition of “the people” of our constitution. The moment emerged from the…

In the early and mid nineteenth century, two prominent reform movements were Temperance and Women’s Suffrage. Two passionate reform leaders were Lyman Beecher and Elizabeth Stanton. Lyman Beecher was an adamant supporter of temperance, whereas Elizabeth Stanton focused predominantly on women’s rights. Stanton’s ends for Women’s suffrage had a stronger impact on our society today than Temperance because, although not perfect, it produced lasting results. Lyman Beecher used both the government…

the Seneca Falls Convention. This convention was a two-day event and over the period of the two days the Declaration of Sentiments was read, then on July 20, 1848, it was signed. This event was only the beginning of the movement towards the women’s suffrage movement. The next seventy-two years consisted of many battles, some won and some lost. Each battle, even the ones lost, paved the way for women to have the freedoms we do today; thanks to those amazing women we have our rights to vote, to…

specifically fit within the larger framework of national suffrage. While authors like Louise Noun have provided an introduction to the stories of Iowa’s more famous suffragists, in order to truly understand the suffrage movement in Iowa, one must go beyond mere biographies and instead look to formulate a more complete picture of how Iowa suffragists and their organizations worked to reach everyday women across the Midwest . Throughout the 1860s, suffrage movements in Iowa were often limited to…

aspects of America’s history, including the woman suffrage movement. The woman suffrage movement was a women’s rights crusade in the 1800s and early 1900s that gave females the right to vote as well as the right to attend college and to hold a professional job. This is one of the social movements that makes America exceptional, and as Alexis de Tocqueville says “If America ever ceases to be good, then America will cease to be great.” (6) The woman suffrage movement has extraordinary value and,…

movements. One of the greatest achievements that took place during the Progressive Era was the right to vote for women achieved by the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Some of the most famous leaders…