How Did The 19th Amendment Affect Society
How the 19th Amendment Affects Womankind
Imagine it's voting day, every poll is filled to the brim with citizens. You are running errands with your family, but out of the corner of your eye you catch a woman trying to be involved in the election by voting. As you pass by more and more polls, you notice more and more women. Next thing you know, there are screams of terror as those women are being dragged out of the polls, being treated like wild animals. You and your family are sprinting to be separated from the chaos. This is a scene that many people have probably witnessed until the 1920s, when the 19th amendment (women's right to vote) or women's suffrage was ratified. But the question is, did the 19th amendment affect women positively, yes the amendment did affect …show more content…
Getting The Vote
On May 21, 1919, a US representative named James R. Mann, proposed the house a solution to approve the Susan Anthony amendment, giving women the long wanted right to vote. Surprisingly the measure had passed the house with a full 42 votes over the ⅔ required majority, or 304-59. 2 weeks later, the senate passed the vote with only just 2 votes over the required amount or 56-26. After that it was up to the states for final ratification. Eventually after all states ratified the amendment, on August 18, 1920 the amendment was ratified, later an astounding 8 million women from all across the world voted for the first time that year.
Female Political Leaders Develop A
Imagine it's voting day, every poll is filled to the brim with citizens. You are running errands with your family, but out of the corner of your eye you catch a woman trying to be involved in the election by voting. As you pass by more and more polls, you notice more and more women. Next thing you know, there are screams of terror as those women are being dragged out of the polls, being treated like wild animals. You and your family are sprinting to be separated from the chaos. This is a scene that many people have probably witnessed until the 1920s, when the 19th amendment (women's right to vote) or women's suffrage was ratified. But the question is, did the 19th amendment affect women positively, yes the amendment did affect …show more content…
Getting The Vote
On May 21, 1919, a US representative named James R. Mann, proposed the house a solution to approve the Susan Anthony amendment, giving women the long wanted right to vote. Surprisingly the measure had passed the house with a full 42 votes over the ⅔ required majority, or 304-59. 2 weeks later, the senate passed the vote with only just 2 votes over the required amount or 56-26. After that it was up to the states for final ratification. Eventually after all states ratified the amendment, on August 18, 1920 the amendment was ratified, later an astounding 8 million women from all across the world voted for the first time that year.
Female Political Leaders Develop A