How Did Women's Rights Change Between The 1920s And 1930s

Women’s rights were not always a part of society as it may seem in today’s world. Suffrage can date all the way back to 1776. Women had to fight for their rights and privileges, hard and for many years. In the late 1800’s women were seen as much less than a male and had no voice. Women were arrested, prosecuted and put down for wanting more freedom and power for their gender. As you see in many suffrage ads, women were desperate and wanted so badly the same equality as men. A few women in particular stood up for what they believed was right and fought hard. Although it took far too long and over 100 years, in 1920 women were finally given the opportunity to share the same voting rights as men. History had been made.

Did you know that women in the United States did not have the right to vote until the year 1920? Exactly 144 years after the United States was granted freedom from Great Britain. The women’s suffrage movement, however, did not actually start until 1848, and lasted up until they were granted the right to vote in 1920. Women all over the country were fighting for their right to vote in hopes of bettering their lives. The women’s suffrage movement was a long fought process by many people all over the world, over all different races, religions, even gender. (Cooney 1)

Before 1920 women did not have the right to vote. They were known as “second class citizens”. Women were to stay home to help and organize the family’s necessities. Having any

The Women’s Suffrage Movement of the 1920’s worked to grant women the right to vote nationally, thereby allowing women more political equality. Due to many industrial and social changes during the early 19th century, many women were involved in social advocacy efforts, which eventually led them to advocate for their own right to vote and take part in government agencies. Women have been an integral part of society, working to help those in need, which then fueled a desire to advocate for their own social and political equality. While many women worked tirelessly for the vote, many obstacles, factions, and ultimately time would pass in order for women to see the vote on the national level. The 19th Amendment, providing women the right to vote, enable women further their pursuit for full inclusion in the working of American society.

No true words were spoke than those by Ms. Susan B. Anthony, “Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.” Those words are still true today. Even though Ms. Susan B. Anthony, Ms. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other activists worked hard to get equal rights for women to allow them the right to have a say in how our government is run there are still places in the world where women and even some men aren’t allowed to vote. Some of those places may actually be surprising, others maybe not so much. Even still some of the trials these women went through to end women’s suffrage and the lack of political equality is worth taking a look at even ninety-one

Up until the 1920s, women’s struggle for their right to vote seemed to be a futile one. They had been fighting for their suffrage for a long time, starting numerous women's rights movements and abolitionist activists groups to achieve their goal. “The campaign for women’s suffrage began in earnest in the decades before the Civil War. During the 1820s and 30s, most states had enfranchised almost all white males (“The Fight for Women's Suffrage” ). This sparked women to play a more emphatic role in society. They began to participate in anti-slavery organizations, religious movements, and even meetings where they discussed that when the Constitution states "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain

On August 18, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibited any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex, was ratified. This amendment represented nearly eighty years of struggle for American suffragists. Throughout this arduous journey the suffrage movement evolved alongside the women who embodied it, each generation splintering into moderate and radical factions. Since its founding in 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) had been the leading women’s suffrage organization. However in 1916, growing disillusioned with NAWSA’s moderate style and political theory, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns broke away and formed their own coalition: the National Woman’s Party. It is the purpose of this paper to illustrate that these two organizations, while different in political tactics, were equally effective in securing suffrage for women due to the combination of their independent activities.

Thankfully to the persistent efforts of women in the first decade of 1900, eleven more states granted full voting rights before the 19th amendment passed and granted women the right to vote everywhere in 1920. Now this does not make up for the social and racial inequality that took place during this time, however it is evident that the people of this generation had no trouble getting involved and transforming the ideals of those around them, if they used their privilege and status

Furthermore “But the final triumph for woman suffrage in the United States was neither easy nor automatic. It took more decades of organizing, it took street demonstrations by Alice Paul's National Woman's Party, and it took the patriotic efforts of women during World War I to achieve victory” (Matthews Suffrage, Woman). The women of the 1920s worked hard for their rights and their sacrifices cannot be undermined Although the issues such as rape, domestic

Today, women have the same rights as men, but it wasn’t always that way. Women had very little rights in the 1920s. In this paper, we will look into the struggles of women, how their jobs changed from when they gained their rights, and finally we will go over some famous activists.

Beginning in 1848 through 1869 these early feminists demanded a wide range of changes in women's social, moral, legal, educational, & economic status; the right to vote however was not their initial focus (Wheeler,9). Enfranchisement which is the giving of a right or privilege,especially the right to vote is what they believed was essential both as a symbol of women’s equality & individuality and a means of improving women’s legal & social condition.(Wheeler,9). In fact women’s rights advocates divided acrimoniously in 1869 largely over the issue of whether or not to support ratification of the Fifteenth amendment which granted the right of all citizens the right to vote regardless of race.(Wheeler,10)

Feminist movements have transcended generations while evolving as women’s role within and perspective of society change. These movements ranged from women wanting to simply being viewed as equal to men in the eyes of employers to women who wanted to completely disassociate themselves from men. On top of covering a wide range of desires they crossed generational lines as well as race, class, professional, and ethnic lines. Some of these movements were integrated while others were exclusively for one group of women. There is no clear cut event or day when women began pushing for equality but it began around the beginning of the 20th century when women pushed for the right to vote which culminated with Congress passing the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919 giving women the right to vote. Feminism Unfinished by Dorothy Sue Cobble, Linda Gordon, and Astrid Henry picks up the history of feminist movements following the creation of the Nineteenth Amendment. The book highlights many of the different movements that have occurred from the 1920s until present day, it was published in 2014 so it discusses some of the latest movements. The authors use the term “feminisms” as opposed to feminism since they want to emphasize the fact that there were, are, and will continue to be many different approaches to improve the quality of life for women in the United States. Despite the fact that there were many different approaches to solving the issues or improving their situation it is all

One of the first things to change the role of women in society was the right to vote. Women were seen as an object that took care of the things men didn’t want to. "The female doesn 't really expect a lot from life. She 's here as someone 's keeper — her husband 's or her children 's" (Tavaana). Some women didn’t want this and they knew the start to getting equality was to get the right to vote. It started in July 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony started a movement that would continue even into the the 21st century. Their main goal was to get the women to vote and that fight lasted seventy years (“Women 's Suffrage”). A few states like Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado gave women the right to before the whole country did. All of this was at stake on June 4, 1919. It was the key vote to see if women would be given the right to vote. “The Senate approved the amendment by 56 to 25 after four hours of debate...” By 1920 the 19th amendment was ratified in all the states.

With the passing of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote, it is unavoidable to assess this time period without looking at the impact women had on the era. During the 1920’s women are breaking out of the harsh assessment that their only purpose in life

One of the things these “new women” fought for was the right to vote. Before women were seen as mentally weaker than men, and thus shouldn't had the right to vote.(Judith McDonough) But this didn't stop women. They had won the hard fight on August 18, 1920.(National