Research Paper On Women's Suffrage Movement
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Gender discrimination led women to fight for their rights. The Women’s Suffrage movement began in the early 19th century. This movement was carried on by many women because women were not granted the same rights as men. One of the rights that women were excluded from was the right to vote. Women put up with the inequality, but soon decided to make a change and to fight for their deserved equal rights. Through the Suffragist Movement, women fought to be regarded as equal to men and the face of our nation was changed forever.
A women’s life before the suffragist movement consisted of staying at home, cooking, cleaning and taking care of the family. They were not given many educational opportunities because it was unnecessary since their sole …show more content…
purpose in life was to only stay at home, clean and cook. They were also not allowed to be involved in politics because they were seen as inferior to men. They could not make smart political decisions is what men believed. Women were discriminated upon socially, economically, and politically. Through the years women began to see the discrimination and this drove them to fight for their rights amongst all people regardless of their gender, race and ethnicity.
The life of a women began changing slowly during the beginning of the 1800’s.
The effort women put out became effective and women began to have a place in society. Their social lives changed drastically from what it used to be. Men were still superior to women, but new education opportunities had begun to arise for them. Their economic lives changed positively as well. Several women worked in factories where they did not get paid as much, but still this made women very grateful because it gave them more independence. Also, as they participated in social reform movements they achieved some involvement in politics. During this time the fifteenth amendment to the constitution was created. This amendment states the right to vote regardless of one’s race and color. This amendment however did not secure voting rights for women; the amendment did not mention anything about gender. Shortly after, the Declaration of Sediments was organized to ensure this amendment belonged to them as well. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were the creators. Both women had begun to share their thoughts with other women in hopes they would receive the right to vote and then more rights would come along their
way.
This journey had taken a turn shortly afterwards. Women were stating that they were and should be treated as equal as men, but this changed in the 1890’s. New generations came up with a new approach to the situation and it was that they were dissimilar from men and that is why they deserved the right.
As Yohuru Williams calls it, this “decades-long fight” took violence in order for women to gain voting rights. Susan B Anthony had been one of the many victims. She had intentionally voted illegally and soon was arrested. She was brutally beaten and treated, but this only achieved attention to the issue, this helped out the women who were fighting, but still it was a journey to convince everyone. States in the west began to join in the fight for women’s equality. Fortunately, the women were able to receive support from former president, Woodrow Wilson. Wilson had spoken in favor of women and their voting rights they deserved. He had done this before senate had even voted.
Gender discrimination led women to fight for their rights. The Women’s Suffrage movement began in the early 19th century. This movement was carried on by many women because women were not granted the same rights as men. One of the rights that women were excluded from was the right to vote. Women put up with the inequality, but soon decided to make a change and to fight for their deserved equal rights. Through the Suffragist Movement, women fought to be regarded as equal to men and the face of our nation was changed forever.
A women’s life before the suffragist movement consisted of staying at home, cooking, cleaning and taking care of the family. They were not given many educational opportunities because it was unnecessary since their sole …show more content…
purpose in life was to only stay at home, clean and cook. They were also not allowed to be involved in politics because they were seen as inferior to men. They could not make smart political decisions is what men believed. Women were discriminated upon socially, economically, and politically. Through the years women began to see the discrimination and this drove them to fight for their rights amongst all people regardless of their gender, race and ethnicity.
The life of a women began changing slowly during the beginning of the 1800’s.
The effort women put out became effective and women began to have a place in society. Their social lives changed drastically from what it used to be. Men were still superior to women, but new education opportunities had begun to arise for them. Their economic lives changed positively as well. Several women worked in factories where they did not get paid as much, but still this made women very grateful because it gave them more independence. Also, as they participated in social reform movements they achieved some involvement in politics. During this time the fifteenth amendment to the constitution was created. This amendment states the right to vote regardless of one’s race and color. This amendment however did not secure voting rights for women; the amendment did not mention anything about gender. Shortly after, the Declaration of Sediments was organized to ensure this amendment belonged to them as well. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were the creators. Both women had begun to share their thoughts with other women in hopes they would receive the right to vote and then more rights would come along their
way.
This journey had taken a turn shortly afterwards. Women were stating that they were and should be treated as equal as men, but this changed in the 1890’s. New generations came up with a new approach to the situation and it was that they were dissimilar from men and that is why they deserved the right.
As Yohuru Williams calls it, this “decades-long fight” took violence in order for women to gain voting rights. Susan B Anthony had been one of the many victims. She had intentionally voted illegally and soon was arrested. She was brutally beaten and treated, but this only achieved attention to the issue, this helped out the women who were fighting, but still it was a journey to convince everyone. States in the west began to join in the fight for women’s equality. Fortunately, the women were able to receive support from former president, Woodrow Wilson. Wilson had spoken in favor of women and their voting rights they deserved. He had done this before senate had even voted.