Women's Suffrage
In 1848 approximately twenty women got together to meet and discuss women's suffrage at Seneca Falls. During these times women suffered greatly. They were not allowed to do many things that men could do. This includes voting privileges, being able to own property, family and money, and attaining the same education as men. The women's suffrage movement was a very significant cause. Women worked very hard to gain equality with men on may different levels. It was not until 1920 that women got the right to vote. There were many women that helped gain this equality. Many women are still greatly respected today for helping to gain equality with men. Susan B. Anthony is considered the "mother of the movement". She was active in many women's suffrage groups up until a week before her death. Susan was the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1892 to 1900. Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Harriot Stanton Blach were also women who were involved greatly in this movement. In 1840 Lucretia Mott met Elizabeth Stanton. Their friendship lead to the Seneca Falls convention. At the convention both of these women helped write the Declaration of Principles. This declaration
Since I am a woman there are many ways that this would effect me. If the nineteenth amendment was never passed, when I turn eighteen I would not be able to vote. Also, I might not be able to go to college or get a very good education. If I were to get a job I might not be able to keep all of my wages for myself. Basically, I would not be treated equally to men. was written to show what rights women should have. Shortly after this convention many other meetings and suffrage groups were put together. One of the first suffrage groups was American Equal Rights Association. It was founded May 10th, 1866, during the eleventh national women's right convention. AERA was formed to secure equal rights to American citizens. During this time there were several other things happening in the United States. First there was slavery, and then slavery was abolished. Later the fifteenth amendment was passed which gave African American men the right to vote. Why would women go through all this trouble just so they could vote? Because they wanted to be equal to men. They wanted to have the very same rights as men do, and thought that it was only fair. When the United States was first founded women were allowed to vote in some state elections. If they owned property and paid taxes (and some of them did) they would have the same voting rig
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