Similarities Between The 18th And 19th Amendments
The 18th and 19th Amendments
The 1920’s was a period of great change for America. Both the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments were passed in the this time period, while World War I had just ended two years before. The ratification of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments affected American’s in many ways. While at the same time the War just ending was doing the same thing, with soldiers returning home it was hard for them to go back to civilian life.
The Eighteenth Amendment established an era in history known as prohibition, in the United States. Prohibition mainly started with the Temperance Movement, led by women and churches, or the social movement that was against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It put the blame on alcohol …show more content…
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. This amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment granted American women the right to vote, this is known as women’s …show more content…
Married women could not own property, had no claim to money they might have earned, and no female had the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, both activists, formed organizations that raised public awareness on women’s rights. Women’s rights awareness movements were launched on a national level in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention in New York.
Held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York this was the first women’s rights convention ever held in the United States. Over 300 people mostly women, but around 40 men, attended this conference. Out of this convention came a historic document, the 'Declaration of Sentiments,' which demanded equal social status and legal rights for women, including the right to vote. The purpose of this meeting was to call attention to the unfair treatment of women.
Wyoming, the first state to grant voting rights to women, was also the first state to elect a female governor. Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of the Equality State, Wyoming’s official nickname, in 1924. From 1933 to 1953, she served as the first female director of the U.S. Mint. After a 70 year battle, the 19th Amendment would be ratified. This would be a great change for America and on the roles of women. On November 2, 1920, over eight million women went to the polls to vote in the election for the first
The 1920’s was a period of great change for America. Both the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments were passed in the this time period, while World War I had just ended two years before. The ratification of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments affected American’s in many ways. While at the same time the War just ending was doing the same thing, with soldiers returning home it was hard for them to go back to civilian life.
The Eighteenth Amendment established an era in history known as prohibition, in the United States. Prohibition mainly started with the Temperance Movement, led by women and churches, or the social movement that was against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It put the blame on alcohol …show more content…
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. This amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment granted American women the right to vote, this is known as women’s …show more content…
Married women could not own property, had no claim to money they might have earned, and no female had the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, both activists, formed organizations that raised public awareness on women’s rights. Women’s rights awareness movements were launched on a national level in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention in New York.
Held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York this was the first women’s rights convention ever held in the United States. Over 300 people mostly women, but around 40 men, attended this conference. Out of this convention came a historic document, the 'Declaration of Sentiments,' which demanded equal social status and legal rights for women, including the right to vote. The purpose of this meeting was to call attention to the unfair treatment of women.
Wyoming, the first state to grant voting rights to women, was also the first state to elect a female governor. Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of the Equality State, Wyoming’s official nickname, in 1924. From 1933 to 1953, she served as the first female director of the U.S. Mint. After a 70 year battle, the 19th Amendment would be ratified. This would be a great change for America and on the roles of women. On November 2, 1920, over eight million women went to the polls to vote in the election for the first