The Development of a Campaign for Women's Suffrage in Early 1870's

Women in the nineteenth century lived in a time characterized by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century, women could not vote, could not be sued, were extremely limited over personal property after marriage, and were expected to remain obedient to their husbands and fathers.( women’s suffrage movement 1) In most situations, the men would have to go to work and bring home the money, and the women would have no choice but to stay home, clean the

For decades, women struggled to gain their suffrage, or right to vote. The women’s suffrage movement started in the decades before the Civil War, and eventually accomplished its goal in the year of 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified into the U.S. Constitution. After the U.S. Civil War, the women’s suffrage movement gained popularity and challenged traditional values and sexism in the country; the increase of progressive social values benefited the women suffragists by allowing them to succeed in passing the 19th Amendment which changed the role of women in society, guaranteed them a voice in politics, and encouraged future generations to struggle for women’s equal rights.

Women reformers adopted the arguments that they could bring moral and maternal instincts to political matters if they were granted the right to vote. This new approach was highly effective in gaining support towards woman suffrage because women showed that they could bring certain things to politics that men could not. Therefore, a well-rounded political system sounded appealing to the public and seized their support. The moral and maternal approach to woman suffrage showed the public why female input in political matters would be advantageous to the overall political system. As a result, different states began to recognize what they were missing out on and eventually approved woman suffrage. While the trend was in motion, women reformers wanted to take the movement a step further. Even though they were participating in political and social matters, they still did not have the right to vote. Therefore, women still did not have the political power that they truly desired. Without the legal right to vote in politics, their power was still very limited. As a result, women reformers campaigned for a national constitutional amendment to gift all women with the official right to vote. Finally, in 1920, Congress approved the 19th amendment and it was ratified by the states. “The Nineteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution declares that ‘The right of

In the 1800s, women were not allowed to have a say in what was perceived to be a “man’s world.” They were expected to be mothers and housewives. Nothing more, nothing less. Women tried to get legislation to pass a reform, but they refused to listen. Because of this, they felt they needed to gain the right to vote.

Women bearing the weight of unfairly biased ideals set by the society standards of the 1800s led to the reformation called the suffrage movement. Each woman endured the impossible guidelines of how a gentlewoman should conduct herself. Set in a time period in which one’s reputation meant prosperity or ruin, the public view meant everything. The suffrage movement of the early 1800s was influenced by the first industrial revolution. Reformation was not widespread until a majority of women joined the second industrial revolution. The taxing demand of working and sustaining the household, pushed women to their limit and they were no longer subdued by imaginings of a perfect life. Equality rights were not immediately seen from the first generation of women in the 1800s. The later oppressed generations of women pushed for equality and were successful. The right to vote and hold positions in office was the goal of the women’s suffrage movement. Without any political rights, the reform took longer because men had to vote for their cause. Decades later in the 1920s, the nineteenth Amendment was passed for women’s legal right to vote. The suffrage movement marked the twentieth century with one of the first victories of democratic civil rights. The controlling restraints of society’s idealistic views of how a woman should tend to her household and not expand beyond her civil duties led to

The idea of women gaining the right to vote was one such of a tale. Men, and women never thought they would see the day where women were considered equal suffragists. Until August 18, 1920 when the nineteenth amendment was ratified into the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony died before they could see the day where women would become equal. Carrie Chapman Catt worked hand in hand with Susan B. Anthony, and served as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Alice Paul served as a role model for women. She worked for women’s suffrage while in jail, and proved to her opponents, that the day where women could vote would come. Though these women did not always work together, working towards the same cause allowed them to accomplish their true dream: women’s suffrage.

The fight for women’s rights began in the decades before the Civil War. In the 1820s and 1830s, all white men were given the right to vote no matter how wealthy they were or how much land they had in their possession. Customs and laws placed men as superior in the household and

Prior to the implementation of statute law it was the men who participated in the running of Australia and were involved in public debate. In Victoria the Electoral Act 1863 (Vic) used the phrase “all persons” in relation to voting rights. However this act excluded women indirectly as it was based on voting roles which is based on property ownership, a right women were still struggling for. Where UK suffragists used ‘deeds not words’, Australian suffragists used peaceful and legal means to achieve political change. One example of this was a petition consisting of ‘over 40,000 signatures in support of women's suffrage on two important petitions. Covering much of the nation, women suffrage campaigners travelled thousands of miles knocking on doors and eventually getting around 1% of the entire population of Australia to sign.’ In 1895 South Australia became the first state in Australia to grant women the right to vote. In 1902 the Commonwealth Franchise Act was passed which enabled all women (excluding Indigenous women) the right to vote in and state for, federal elections. In 1903 there were four women standing in the federal election however it was not until 1921 in the Legislative Assembly of WA that Edith Cowan became the first woman elected to any Australian

Women’s Suffrage was a huge movement in the 1800’s and the beginning of the 1900’s. Women fought long and hard to earn the right to vote and the right to be considered equal along with men. “The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man” (Susan B. Anthony). They also earned the right to own property. Many men argued against women’s rights. Women struggled for 50 years against the hate and the repressment by men.

Next to the fight against slavery, women's suffrage was the biggest movement for rights, equality, and freedom, beginning in the 19th century. This movement not only has helped shape our country into what it is today but has also liberated other countries the same rights abroad. The idea of a woman being equal to men during the 19th century was an entirely foreign concept that was originally not taken well. It took several decades for women to pull through in their efforts to liberate females the equal opportunities of males. Because of these women, the ladies of today are privileged to enjoy the freedoms that have been passed down from generations.

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)

In 1876 the National Woman Suffrage Association announced a new plan on their fight for women’s rights. The new strategy was to get an amendment that would allow all U.S. citizens the right to vote if they qualify no matter what their sex is. In 1920, the nineteenth amendment was ratified which prohibited states from restricting citizens the right to vote based on their sex.

The initial fight for women’s suffrages begun as early as the 19th century, while some historians believe that Mary Smith initiated this political crusade when she presented the first women's suffrage petition to Parliament in 1832 (Bartley, 2003). By 1900, women were allowed to own and keep property after marriage through the Married Women’s Property Act that was written by Richard Pankhurst in 1870, although it was heavily altered after it went through Parliament. Despite this, it was was a major milestone for women’s rights. In addition, they were granted the first equal pay resolution thanks to Secretary of the Women’s Trade Union League, Clementine Black, in 1883 (Lambert, n.d.). Successful attempts for women’s suffrages continued in the

“A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. but the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult”.(-Melinda Gates). At this time period before 1848 it lasted till 1920 it was very hard for the woman's voice to be heard by others, The woman suffrage began in Seneca N.Y., the people who were involved in this conflict were Susan B. Anthony,Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Emmeline Pankhurst,Carrie Chapman Catt,Lucy Stone,Lucretia Mott,Millicent Garrett Fawcett,Lucy Burns,Ida B. Wells -Barnett.The men weird mostly against the woman being able to vote study for Education Run for the office.The immediate cause was after word it was generally agreed among reformers. Do you believe in women's suffrage or you are against women's

Women were admitted to London University in 1848 and to medical schools in 1870. In 1882 the Married Women's Property Act allowed women to own and administer their own property. In 1894 the Local Government Act allowed propertied women to vote for local parish councils. Though it could be argued that it was still out of the question for most men that women should be allowed to vote in general elections, this wave of women’s rights campaigns was already affecting many of the minds of men at the time and was challenging the common view of women as inferiors to men. The seed was already planted in some men’s minds that women were capable of voting in general elections – which is why the argument that women’s suffrage was inevitable is at least plausible, and that women’s suffrage was likely a natural consequence of previous reforms in