Women's suffrage

Women's suffrage is good although it might sound bad because it might sound like suffer. In 1848 the fight for women's suffrage began. Right away there was a “Conservative” path. This method included going state by state and asking each individual state to pass their law. This was the safer alternative but took a long time. It was called the American Woman Suffrage Association or AWSA and was lead by Carrie Chapman Catt. There was a second way to get women’s suffrage which was the “Radical” path…

encouraging others to vote. Susan B. Anthony and other activists such as Alice Paul would also be a part of this era. The women 's right 's movement educated and held protests in hopes of creating public awareness for the equality and liberation. Suffrage was also very helpful in educating factory workers about their rights and how to fight for them. These were essential elements of the Progressive era. In 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified granting American women the right to vote. Forever…

The Women’s Suffrage Movement The women’s suffrage movement in Great Britain has been the subject of numerous debates over the recent years. During the nineteenth century, women were not allowed to hold any position in the British Parliament nor allowed to vote for political leaders. Social roles for women during this time period were based on the ideology of separate spheres. In these separate spheres, women were responsible for raising children and taking care of the household, and men were…

“The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal as man.” Women suffrage is the right of women to vote. Women suffrage was the one of most important time periods in U.S. history. Women’s suffrage began from 1776-1920 during that time women strive to attain rights equal to men. In March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams writes a letter to her husband, President John Adams, asking that he “remember the ladies,” when the second continental congress writes the new…

struggle during the women’s suffrage movement, the day finally came; their goal was finally achieved. Many factors contributed to the ratification of this amendment that gave women the right to vote. Some of those factors include the Seneca Falls Convention, which started the entire movement, and the strenuous efforts of suffrage groups, such as the National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association (History.com staff, "The Fight for Women’s Suffrage"). Around the…

men for women to finally get the right to vote. Suffrage for women was part of a mainstream progressive reform. However, even with all the efforts from well-known suffragists, by 1910 only four states granted women the right to vote. This caused many women to start going to extreme measures to gain what they believed was their right. The suffering that women had to go through to achieve the vote was tremendous. They were told that women’s suffrage was a…

then one day their cause would be seen to, so they were great supporters for freedmen’s rights. However, no matter what the women did men would not stand for their cause and help them fight. Their dream of having rights was falling apart. Women suffrage wasn’t an as important aspect during the Reconstruction Era due to the fact…

come to mind is military veterans. They risk their lives and defend the United States in order for us to be able to lives. We are able to do things like buy a home, be with our family, get an education, etc. Another example is women's right to vote. The women's suffrage movement started in 1840 and it did not happen till 1920, to think that it took almost 100 years to make it happen and less than 100 years since it happened is bizarre (Stanton, 5). I have always been one that wants their voice…

It wasn’t until 1890 that the two organizations set aside their differences to form the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The new strategy was to intensify lobbying for women’s suffrage on a state-by-state basis, instead of through the federal government . By 1914, more than 10 states have granted enfranchisement to women . In 1913, Alice Paul formed the Congressional Union, which later became National Woman’s Party, that adopted militant tactics to push for a for a…

“Mr. S is supporting women’s suffrage because we the people of the United States should all be considered equal, that is why we have freedom from different countries.” “We should not discriminate and not let people vote in our free country.” “It should not matter being a white male or not all should have the same rights and all are considered to be equal.” “Voting is an American right in our country no person no matter what color their race should not be able to vote that is our right in this…