Phoebe Robbins Mrs. Zarookian Social Studies - Period 6 March 12, 2024 Voting Rights During the Progressive Era “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” - Susan B. Anthony (National Women's History Museum). On July 4th, 1876 Anthony led a protest called the Declaration of Women’s Rights, after her speech, a member of the Congress formally submitted a proposal to let women vote. The Progressive Era was during 1870 to 1920 where activists, like Susan B. Anthony, tried to solve pressing issues. One of the many problems during the Progressive Era was women's rights. The Women’s Rights Movement started to form after the Civil War, where women started to advocate for rights they didn’t have. The first Woman's …show more content…
Even though activists and organizations fought for the right to vote and achieved it, women took many decades to achieve the right to vote because of anti-suffrage groups. Activists helped advance the Women’s Rights Movement to the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony was a women's activist that created organizations, protested around the world, and gave influential speeches at conventions. One of her most influential speeches was in 1872 after she got fined $100 for voting but refused to pay. She said, "It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.” (Digital History) In this quote she is saying that in the Constitution they wrote about we the people not we the men. Overall, she concludes that in the Constitution everyone has rights, not just men. Susan B. Anthony greatly impacted the future of women's rights at the time by creating one of the biggest women's rights organizations and protested about why women should have the vote. Even though Susan B. Anthony created the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA) about women's rights, their main focus …show more content…
Ida B. Wells created many groups to stop the racism in the Women’s Rights Movement. She later created many organizations to get all women the vote and progress the movement. Organizations helped progress the Women's Rights Movement to get women the right to vote. The NWSA was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. It was one of the first organizations to form and give women a way to protest their beliefs. The NWSA created a newspaper with the motto, “Justice, no Favors—Men, their Rights and Nothing More; Women, their Rights and Nothing Less” (National Women's History Museum). This paper covers topics about women's rights to suffrage, education, and divorce. Even though the NWSA focused on many rights, their main goal was to get women to vote. Many of their leaders held protests and gave speeches. The NWSA gave women a way to communicate their beliefs and start their campaign during the Progressive Era. In addition to that, the NWSA created a national newspaper to spread the word about the Women’s Rights Movement. Later the NWSA combined into the NAWSA in 1888, which later
Women involved in the progressive movement were also motivators for women’s suffrage and in doing so set the stage for the ground work that was needed to achieve it. The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded in 1890. This group was a great contributor to women’s ability to eventually vote. The group argued women’s suffrage would make a positive impact. They felt women were different from men and that’s why they deserved to vote. The use of women’s moral superiority was also used in attempts to convince other’s if they were given the right to vote they could cleanse the realm of politics. With this slogan they gained a good amount of followers and made it known women’s suffrage would not be a threat, but rather an
However, the different kinds of views and perspectives made sure women did not gain suffrage for a long time. Two of the main oppositions included the church and men. Both viewed women as incompetent and completely reliable on men. However, the National American Woman Suffrage Association led by Susan B. Anthony, and women all across the country made sure their rights were recognized and earn their equal place in America (Rosenzweig 236). One of the many ways they achieved this was by tackling other problems in society, such as child labor and labor rights. By working with other organizations to promote these social reforms, women “infused the suffrage movement with their commitments to social justice and the labor movement” (Rosenzweig 237). All their hard work over the decades finally led to the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920: the civil right of women to vote in the United States. A group of people who did not have any say in society not only brought about so much social reform, but also later won their civil right to
Susan B. Anthony: A Determined Women Rights Activist Have you ever heard or known about the fact that before 1920 women had no right to vote for whatever president, governor, etc. that they wanted to do? As a matter of fact, no women have the right. Susan B. Anthony was an activist who dedicated her whole life to making sure women had equal rights to vote, just like men did. Susan B. Anthony is important because she protested, went against the law, and created a national organization for women to stand together and fight for equal women rights.
“Women must not depend upon the protection of men, but must be taught to protect themselves,” said women’s suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony, at a speech in San Francisco, California in July 1871. The women's suffrage movement took place in the late 1800s through the 1900s. It was a journey towards equality for all women in America. The women’s suffrage movement addressed and helped overcome societal issues regarding women's rights. Women began to address these societal issues during World War I, which was a catalyst for the movement, guided by key figures through political activism.
Feminist, Susan Anthony in her speech, “Women’s Right to Vote,” (1873) argues that women have a right to vote because the constitution clearly states ‘we the people’ and are women not people? She supports her claim by first claiming that she had the right to vote because the constitution clearly states that she does, then she brings out evidence from the preamble of the Federal Constitution and addresses how it says “we” not “males”, next she criticizes the government for being sexist and for all the wrongdoings that the government does, lastly she leaves the audience with the question of, ”Are women persons?” and she makes a statement about how it is similar to the unnecessary racism against negroes. Anthony’s purpose it to inform the audience
The journey of getting the right for women to vote was perilous and ridden with sorrow and joy. The social outcry of the women of that time was forceful and bold and the want to vote was powerful. This was one of the biggest movements to happen in the U.S. and it reflected on other countries through its wake. This brought for many brave women who wanted to see a change in the way things were happening. These were the women who stood against this stood together and refused the word” no” when it came to this. The fight for women to vote was an ongoing conflict within the U.S up until Congress passed the 19th constitutional amendment.
Naomi Fisch Faison US II HNs per. 1 June 2017 Thesis Paper Women were granted the right to vote in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th amendment; However, women had been fighting for their rights for decades before the thought of the 19th amendment popped into the heads of Congressmen.
During colonial times, only men with property could vote. But when the new era of the 1700's came, women wanted change. One of the things they wanted was the right to vote. The nineteenth amendment of the United State’s Constitution states that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” This new amendment gave women the right to vote. The road to this victory, however, was not easy. Women had to fight to get political power and to do this they needed to come together and organize a movement.
A Women’s Right to Vote was a powerful speech delivered by Susan B. Anthony in the year 1873. We remember Anthony as a highly influential woman for her speeches dedicated to proving the rights of women everywhere, this influence still held power in her era. Anthony was a role model and inspired many like herself to speak out. In this particular speech, Susan B. Anthony strives to empower and persuade her fellow citizens, male and female, that by voting for women, they are not committing a crime, they are only exercising their rights. Susan B. Anthony can powerfully talk and persuade her audience by the means of quoting legal documents, using an assertive and urgent tone/diction, and using rhetorical questions.
There were many women who wanted to make a change in how women were treated. The Campaign for Women’s Voting Rights started in 1840 and ended in 1920 after the 19th Amendment was ratified. Along the way many women called suffragettes helped. Some of them were Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, and Lucy Burns. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the National Woman’s Suffrage Association (NWSA) which opposed the 15th Amendment because it excluded women.
It wasn’t until election day in 1920 that American women finally got their right to vote. It was because of women like Susan B. Anthony that it was possible for women to finally get this fundamental right. Anthony ended up spending time in jail because she voted illegally. The 19th Amendment was ratified because of the women’s suffrage movement. Finally giving women the same equal rights as men had, and also by allowing them to finally cast their own votes. Although there were many different campaigns for suffrages, there were also anti-suffrage campaigns. Some women believed that women were not smart enough to be able to make a valid and smart decision when they were voting. Women in D.C. were arrested and jailed for their protests. Women
As a means of consolidating the nature of the debate involving women's suffrage, it should be understood that this was a time in history in which America was leading the world in exports, imports, growth, freedoms, rights and gloablization, they were also falling way short in terms of equality. Women in the 19th century didn't have an equal voice in any form of election, in the home, the workplace or in the laws eyes this was the Womens Sufferage. Stanton and Anthony founded the National Women's Suffrage Association in 1869. This association was one of the central forces in the movement for women's suffrage. Such is the term, however dated, that refers to the right to vote as a fundamental part of the Constiution of the United States. The
Even in the year of 2016, women’s suffrage is still a controversial topic. Women’s suffrage began in 1848 and continued until the 1920’s. Susan B. Anthony, a women's rights activist organized events to encourage equal rights. Women's suffrage advocates for Susan B. Anthony and her fight to gain the 19th amendment. Anthony took a stand in women’s suffrage through organizing conventions, gaining awareness nationwide and thus willing to do anything to be given equal rights to men.
Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They formed organizations such as the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) to advocate for women's suffrage through influential efforts and public demonstrations. In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. This was a major milestone in the women's suffrage movement and marked as a significant victory for gender equality in America. The achievement was the result of decades of tireless activism and perseverance by suffragists who faced widespread discrimination and opposition.
It was not until the year 1920 that women in the United States of America gained the right to vote. Yet, American women always believed they were equal to the average American man; the government, including the president and lawmakers did not have the same beliefs as these women. Female civilians tried for many years to gain basic rights of any American citizen. Women’s rights were very hard to obtain, which led to a long and strong fight to achieve minimal rights. Three very important women who really made the American government realize women deserved the right to vote were Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. These three women worked individually with different tactics to help American women achieve basic human rights, including the right to vote.