Women's suffrage

My Country- Women’s Right to Vote in Canada The victory brought pure complacency and joy for Canadian women. It was January 1916, just days after the Manitoba legislate approved a bill that made Manitoba the first province in Canada to give women the right to vote. Other provincial legislates felt outraged, but it was only the beginning of the movement that put the subjection of women’s suffrage to an end. The history of women’s right to vote in Canada tells the tale of perseverance and…

Victoria Woodhull, an extraordinary woman, was born on September 23, 1838 in the small town of Homer, Ohio. Victoria was a lot of firsts for women, first female broker on wall street, first women to address a congressional committee, and also, most notably, the first women to run for president. Victoria was always a free-thinker, and extremely progressive in her roles as an activist, politician, spiritualist and author. In 1868, Victoria and her sister, Tennessee Clafin, began to use their…

Suffrage means to have the right to vote in political elections. The concept was an ideal means for women throughout history, especially for women between late 1700’s and early 1900’s. Women suffrage had long been publicized to society since the 1700’s by Mary Wollstonecraft in 1792 (Scholastics), and many other events or activities, led to the ratification of the 19th amendment. At the same time, the right for African Americans suffrage was also an approach. Through many generations of African…

William H. Bright was a strong advocate for women’s rights. William H. Bright wrote a bill for women to have the right to vote at the age of 18. He was originally from Virginia and had served in the Union Army. In 1868 Bright took his family to South Pass City, Wyoming, where he opened his own saloon. William H. Bright was a legislature in Carter county and president of the council when he introduced the Women’s Suffrage Bill. William H. Bright thought that if negroes could vote then his wife…

at an all-time high. During the antebellum years in the northern United States, women’s rights movements were being born and a massive world-historic movement for social change was underway. The radical struggle to end slavery was just the beginning of the life long fight to end women’s suffrage. The many women that lead these powerful movements will forever be remembered in the fight against slavery and for women’s rights, but they would face many challenges and set-backs along the way during…

introduced the idea of militancy to the women’s movement. She was exasperated by the conservative methods being used and decided to take matters into her own hands. Paul organized a march of 5,000 women on Pennsylvania Avenue the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration in 1913. The crowds were outraged by the women’s public display of defiance and showered the marchers with burning cigarette butts and harsh comments. This upset the NAWSA, National American Women Suffrage Association, but the…

Although the Women in the suffrage movement made great strides, they did not achieve gender equality. The women’s role in the 1920’s has changed because they have more opportunities and independence. A suffrage is the term used to describe the right to vote as a natural right. The women’s suffrage movement not only happened in the United States, but all over the world. Many women took time out of their busy lives just to fight for what they believed in, which was Women’s Rights. They wanted to…

property. There was a gender division between men and women; men were seen as the stronger sex, with greater intelligence, courage, and determination. While women, were seen to be governed by their emotions, thus referred to as the weaker sex (2). A women's role in 18th century France, included finding a husband, reproducing, maintaining a household, and catering to her husband's needs. The French Revolution, (1789- 1799), changed leadership from a monarchy ruled by King Louis XVI to a…

radios, cars, and popular household applications, there was a big fear of communism, Ellis island closes down, the Wall Street crash, and the list goes on.http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1920s.html But, the major thing that happened that changed many women’s lives. According to History. com, “At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote. “ http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment Before the…

Paul did everything right and she was the sole reason for women’s right to vote and Carrie Chapman Catt did nothing but be in the way of the movement. She was going to get suffrage if it was the last thing she did. I think she was portrayed fairly because in our notes we wrote that she had friction with Catt, was demanding and aggressive, and she wanted immediate action. In the movie it showed Alice Paul convincing one of the leading suffrage figures to continue on even though she was tired and…