Women’s Suffrage
One of the biggest inequalities that occurred in American history was women not being able to vote.The Women’s Suffrage Movement started the fight for the right to vote for women. But finally in 1920 the 19th amendment was ratified and women were given the right to vote. Women’s suffrage is one of the ways that women’s individual sexual freedoms changed during the early 20th century.
The fight for women’s suffrage had been a long and exhausting battle. The women’s suffrage movement first began at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 [1]. In the 20th century the two main leading women’s suffrage organizations were the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman’s Party.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded in 1869. During the 1900s the National American Woman Suffrage Association aggressively organized state campaigns that reached beyond the traditional middle class and college educated people to include working class immigrants [2]. Between the 1910 and 1912 six state gave women the right to vote and more followed each year [3]. The NAWSA also undertook campaigns to enfranchise women in individual states, and simultaneously lobbied President Woodrow Wilson and Congress to pass a women’s suffrage Amendment [4]. Due to the efforts of the NAWSA, women were finally able to vote when the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920 [4]. The second organization that fought for women’s suffrage was the National Woman’s Party. The National Woman’s Party was founded in 1916 by women’s suffrage advocate Alice Paul [5]. Alice Paul was a New Jersey born woman who organized the largest that had ever occurred in Washington D.C.[6]. A few days after the parade Paul and other suffragists met with President Wilson about their cause but he said that it was not yet time for the amendment [7]. Paul’s group utilized dramatic strategies to gain attention in state-by-state campaign for woman’s suffrage [8]. The National Woman’s Party effectively commanded the attention of politicians and the public through its aggressive agitation and relentless lobbying [9]. Compared to the NAWSA the National Woman’s Party was a more militant organization [10].The members of the National Woman’s Party were strong and were even willing to be jailed for the fight against suffrage [11]. Through their sacrifices and variety of tactics they helped convince President Woodrow Wilson to pass the 19th Amendment in 1920 [12]. The efforts of the National Woman’s Party showed that strong women were willing to go to extremes to for their rights.
The passage of women suffrage was a major milestone for women. Women were able to become contributors to politics for the first time. The fight for women’s suffrage showed that women could be strong and fight for their rights. The passage of women’s suffrage is one of the ways that women’s individual sexual freedoms and gender roles changed during the 1900s.
1."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
2."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
3."National American Woman Suffrage Association." , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1594.html.
4."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
5.."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
6."Alice Paul (1885-1977)." , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/alice-paul/.
7."Alice Paul (1885-1977)." , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/alice-paul/.
8.”Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party Suffrage Campaign.” , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html.
9.”Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party Suffrage Campaign.” , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html.
10."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
11.”Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party Suffrage Campaign.” , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html.
12."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
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One of the biggest inequalities that occurred in American history was women not being able to vote.The Women’s Suffrage Movement started the fight for the right to vote for women. But finally in 1920 the 19th amendment was ratified and women were given the right to vote. Women’s suffrage is one of the ways that women’s individual sexual freedoms changed during the early 20th century.
The fight for women’s suffrage had been a long and exhausting battle. The women’s suffrage movement first began at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 [1]. In the 20th century the two main leading women’s suffrage organizations were the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman’s Party.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded in 1869. During the 1900s the National American Woman Suffrage Association aggressively organized state campaigns that reached beyond the traditional middle class and college educated people to include working class immigrants [2]. Between the 1910 and 1912 six state gave women the right to vote and more followed each year [3]. The NAWSA also undertook campaigns to enfranchise women in individual states, and simultaneously lobbied President Woodrow Wilson and Congress to pass a women’s suffrage Amendment [4]. Due to the efforts of the NAWSA, women were finally able to vote when the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920 [4]. The second organization that fought for women’s suffrage was the National Woman’s Party. The National Woman’s Party was founded in 1916 by women’s suffrage advocate Alice Paul [5]. Alice Paul was a New Jersey born woman who organized the largest that had ever occurred in Washington D.C.[6]. A few days after the parade Paul and other suffragists met with President Wilson about their cause but he said that it was not yet time for the amendment [7]. Paul’s group utilized dramatic strategies to gain attention in state-by-state campaign for woman’s suffrage [8]. The National Woman’s Party effectively commanded the attention of politicians and the public through its aggressive agitation and relentless lobbying [9]. Compared to the NAWSA the National Woman’s Party was a more militant organization [10].The members of the National Woman’s Party were strong and were even willing to be jailed for the fight against suffrage [11]. Through their sacrifices and variety of tactics they helped convince President Woodrow Wilson to pass the 19th Amendment in 1920 [12]. The efforts of the National Woman’s Party showed that strong women were willing to go to extremes to for their rights.
The passage of women suffrage was a major milestone for women. Women were able to become contributors to politics for the first time. The fight for women’s suffrage showed that women could be strong and fight for their rights. The passage of women’s suffrage is one of the ways that women’s individual sexual freedoms and gender roles changed during the 1900s.
1."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
2."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
3."National American Woman Suffrage Association." , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1594.html.
4."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
5.."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
6."Alice Paul (1885-1977)." , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/alice-paul/.
7."Alice Paul (1885-1977)." , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/alice-paul/.
8.”Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party Suffrage Campaign.” , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html.
9.”Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party Suffrage Campaign.” , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html.
10."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
11.”Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party Suffrage Campaign.” , accessed October, 28, 2013, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html.
12."Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement." , accessed October 28, 2013, http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/suffrage.html.
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