History Of The Women's Suffrage Movement

The women's suffrage movement was a nationwide call for equality for all women. It was a time of drastic change as social barriers were broken, and the American society was rearranged. The movement helped women achieve their own personal American Dream by allowing them to break through social barriers and pursue their passion. This movement assisted women of all races, as the movement for suffrage quickly developed into a quest for equality between race as well, Women such as Clara Barton and Sojourner Truth were key components in this time of change.
The women’s suffrage movement was a nationwide movement that many women from all walks of life participated in, they were all different but advocated for the same basic rights and equality. This
Protesters from African American decent voiced their opinion and advocated for total equality among both gender and race. Many of these protesters preached about the power of women, and their ability to accomplish anything when working in unison. This was seen as a prime time for the two movements to merge as they were advocating for two very similar things. Sojourner Truth was one of the most famous suffragettes. From the start she understood that conflict was inevitable, “I think that twx’t the negros of the South and women of the North, all talking about rights, the white man will be in a fix pretty soon” (Truth 1). In this quote Truth is implying that as the idea of change sweeps across the nation, there will be people intimidated by the thought of rogress. Her tone is almost condescending as she mocks the “white man” getting in a fix”.Women from all over the U.S came together to protest for their basic rights, they formed such a strong foundation that it made men scared of change uneasy. Blacks and whites worked together for a positive cause and all of it can be attributed to women like Sojourner Truth. Her speeches were passionate and persuasive as she spoke about the power of women, “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women all together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again” (Truth 1). Truth references the Bible in many of her speeches to show the moral correctness of equality, as well as to display the divine power that women have to incite change. This strong-willed mentality is the exact thing that allowed the suffrage movement to prosper. Because of this prosperity the U.S found itself in a time of unparalleled time ushering in a time of success for humans of every gender and