On August 18‚ 1920‚ the 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution granted women the right to vote. This right was known as “woman suffrage.” Before the amendment‚ women did not have the same rights as men. Women activists publicly launched in 1848. This organization drew attention and became a hot topic in the nation. Activists raised public awareness and protested to the government. This association marked the establishment of woman suffrage movement in America. Before woman suffrage‚ females were
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The 1920s was a very hard time for most and for others‚ it was a great time period. Many things were changing and people did not know how to react to such things as women gaining rights and alcohol becoming illegal. Due to the changes‚ they had to find a way to adjust. Life in America during the 1920s was life changing and very exhilarating for women due to the creation of jobs‚ women gaining the right to vote and women being seen as active members in the community. The women were finally allowed
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In the United States‚ we have the privilege to vote. This privilege was given to us through the constitution and its amendments. Today‚ every citizen of the United States has the right to vote. When the Declaration of Independence was signed‚ the right to vote was limited exclusively for white protestant men who owned property. In 1792‚ New Hampshire was the first state that discarded the property requirement to vote. Maryland became the last state to eliminate a religious restriction on voting.
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Women’s Suffrage Up until 1920‚ the right for women to vote was up in arms. Men didn’t want women to vote because they saw women as the family care taker and they believed politics wasn’t a problem that women needed to deal with. From 1848 to 1920‚ women fought back with Women’s Suffrage Movements throughout the country. With continuous parades‚ speeches‚ and picketing attempts‚ the American Woman Suffrage Association proved to men that women can pull political weight. This led to the passing of
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Being a woman at the beginning of the twentieth century was extremely difficult‚ so when Jeanette Rankin decided she actually wanted to contribute to her community it wasn’t such an easy journey. Rankin started her education young‚ attending a public school‚ which‚ eventually lead to her college degree in teaching. Rankin never loved school and thought that there was so much more to learn from experiences and her family. While Jeanette became a teacher‚ following in her mother’s footsteps‚ Rankin
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Matilda Gage was a strong supporter of freedom. She was one of the leading figures in the women’s rights and suffrage movement during the mid-1800s. Gage was born on March 24‚ 1826 in Cicero‚ New York and was raised in a house dedicated to antislavery. ("Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation") The activist and free thinker Matilda Joslyn Gage is relevant in today’s American culture because of her work in the abolitionist movement which led to the emancipation of slaves; her pioneering work to start the
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In her speech “On Woman’s Right to Vote”‚ Susan B. Anthony argues that women should get equal rights as men and have the ability to vote. She is mainly using logos in her argument as a form of reasoning to be persuasive. Logos is one of the most important techniques to use in a argument because you can persuade an audience by using logical reasoning‚ and Anthony understands this. She uses supporting facts to back up her claim. She states that‚ “this evening to prove to you that in thus voting‚ I
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On March 3rd‚ 1907‚ Alice Paul and several of her colleagues marched down the streets of Pennsylvania with signs that read‚ “Mr. President‚ how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.” This was only one of the many marches and protests that was held in support of women’s suffrage rights. (2) After many years of protesting‚ petitioning and parading‚ the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution on June 18th‚ 1920‚ officially granting women the right
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I have chosen these lines from the passage since they to the best extent depict the problem that is raised in the text. Under the conditions of fighting for equality and for the civil rights‚ not only the men but also the women gained a voice to express their concerns. The middle of the 19th century became an intense time for the women rights movement. Many of the women gained new rights and opportunities‚ and they started participating in political activities. However‚ even under such conditions
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Question 3 Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass two inspirational black figures in black history were very atypical from their fellow slaves. Both figures were disrespected then and even more respected today. There were plenty of trial and tribulations throughout their lives but they preserved to become the icons they are today. For many reasons we can see how they are atypical from there fellow slaves and how we should be thankful for our freedom and take advantage of opportunities just like
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