The Women's Rights Movement

The women’s suffrage movement fought for and eventually secured suffrage, or the right to vote and run for political office, for women. During the 19th century, women were steadily becoming more educated and more politically aware; as a result, they also became a great deal more concerned about their freedoms, rights, and treatment as individual persons and as a collective entirety. As a social movement, the suffrage movement mobilized through the strategic organization of activists working within both the abolitionist movement and the broader women’s rights movement. It is important to note that achieving the right to vote was not initially the women’s movement’s primary concern; gender equality was of foremost significance and has continued to be an overriding issue within the ongoing global women’s movement. Women’s suffrage began rising to prominence as a social issue “In 1848, [with] the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s convention” and “[b]y the time of the first National Women's Rights Convention in 1850, [..] suffrage was becoming an increasingly important aspect of the movement's activities” (Wikipedia Contributors, Women’s suffrage in the United States, 2017). Although the suffrage movement faced many obstacles and struggled to establish public awareness and notoriety, it continued to gain momentum and traction after these critical events.

When the Declaration of independence was written it included certain unalienable rights as well as the notion that men and women are created equal. With this in mind it would be safe to assume that women in America would be treated the same as men. The men dominated the public sphere which included the world of politics. While the women dominated the private sphere which politics and voting rights were not included.. The women's suffrage movement utilized any advantage they could get in order to obtain the right to vote. Such as the Civil War, the Great War and the private sphere ideals. The Women's Suffrage movements after going through roughly 50 years of trying to achieve voting rights after the Civil War. They finally managed to obtain their rights. People have had to sacrifice for their rights in societies across our world. The women were dedicated and patient for there cause and they earned the right to vote..

Since the enactment of the nineteenth amendment, which granted women suffrage during the late 1920s, a woman’s role in society has drastically changed. Perhaps the most drastic shift occurred during World War II when women successfully integrated into the workforce after most of the nation’s men left for war. Fast forward to the 21st century and women are seen in almost any career previously deemed as a man’s job from an engineer, mayor, chief executive officer, and so much more. At the surface, it seems as if the United States has achieved complete gender equality, but that could not be further from the truth. Women certainly have the same opportunities as men in this country, but we do not have the same resources.

The Women’s Suffrage Movement commenced in 1848, when a women’s right convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Technically, Seneca Falls was not the first to support women’s rights, but suffragists viewed it as the meeting that launched the suffrage movement. In this convention, women and men would discuss the problems involving women’s rights. As depicted in the movie Suffragettes, women were allowed to speak and be heard but that didn’t mean that they would get what they wanted. In Seneca Falls, Delegates agreed that “American Women were autonomous individuals who deserved their own political Identities.” Also, the Delegates said, “that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.” They believed that women should have the right

The women 's suffrage movement, the time when women fought for their rights, began in the year 1848 and continued on all the way through the 1860s. Although women in the new republic had important roles in the family, the house, and other obligations, they were excluded from most rights. These rights included political and legal rights. Due to their gender, they have been held back because they did not have as much opportunities as the men did. The new republic made alterations in the roles of women by disparaging them in society. During this era, men received a higher status than women. Because women were forced to follow laws without being allowed to state their opinions, they tried to resist laws, fight for their freedom and strive to gain equality with men. This leads to feminism, the belief in political, social, and economic equality between men and women. It is the feminist efforts that have successfully tried to give rights that men had, to women who have been denied those rights. Upon the deprivation of those rights, the Seneca Falls convention and the Declaration of Sentiments helped women gain the privileges and opportunities to accomplish the task of equality that they have been striving for.

“There will never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.” This is a quote from Susan B. Anthony acknowledging the women’s suffrage movement. After the abolition of slavery in 1865, voting rights were extended to all citizens, however citizens in this case meant, men only. As a result of only men having voting rights, women started advocating the women’s suffrage movement. The women’s suffrage movement or woman suffrage was the struggle for women to vote and run for office. This movement began in 1848 and it continued until 1920. There were many women involved in this movement, but the two most important women were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan and Elizabeth campaigned for women

Up until the early 1900’s, women were seen by society as people with household roles that consisted of cooking, cleaning, and tending their children. As time progressed, the view of women in society gradually changed, but their opinions still did not seem to matter. It wasn’t until 1920, that women gained suffrage with the 19th amendment. This amendment was a huge step in gaining full and equal rights for women, but unfortunately discrimination against them still happens today. There are various different situations in which the issue of gender inequality occurs. Although the law states that everyone has equal opportunities and rights, women are highly discriminated against in everyday roles such as employment, extracurricular activities, military, and in the government.

On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, enforcing that all American women had the right to vote, and were granted the same rights and responsibilities as men in terms of citizenship. Until this time, the only people who were allowed to vote in elections in the United States were male citizens. For over 100 years, women who were apart of the women’s suffrage movement fought for their right to vote, and faced many hardships and discrimination because of it. The American women’s suffrage movement was one of the most important political movements in history, and could not have been successful without the perseverance of many women over many years.

Women have virtually the same rights as men. However, the fault needing to be recognized in today’s society is the way that women are treated. Even in simple areas, such as jobs, women are put on the back burner. A woman is able to become a CEO of a company, nonetheless, she will struggle twice as hard as a man would. Even as an employee, women are statistically paid less than men are.

Due to the passing of the Great Reform Act in 1832, which specified that women could not vote in parliamentary elections, the women’s suffrage movement grew. The non-militant National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies formed in 1897, an amalgamation of 20 suffrage societies, with Millicent Fawcett as president . They attempted to attain the vote

The Women’s suffrage movement in Britain came to the forefront in 1867 with the formation of the National Society for Women’s Suffrage. The movement grew into the early 20th century by the works of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), known as the Suffragists, along with the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), known as the Suffragettes. The violence of the WSPU is often the only aspect of the cause remembered, however, for every suffragette, there were a dozen non-militant suffragists and as such the movement was less violent than what was portrayed in the media at the time and how it is portrayed now, however the actions of the WSPU helped further the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Women’s Suffrage issues became prominent in America’s culture when women began leaving their traditional roles as homemakers. Women became more involved in their communities by seeking jobs and fulfilling leadership roles in which they could improve society. In the 1830’s, thousands of women were involved in the movement to abolish slavery. The first organized gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States was held in July of 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. Elizabeth Stanton would draft a “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions,” based on the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming, “All men and women are created equal” (History.com).

Every reformation requires a leader—someone to set an example for them, to remind them what they are fighting for, to be the first person to stand up for their cause. Each leader represents every individual in their movement and they have to be willing to sacrifice everything for the cause of their movement. As entrepreneur Bo Bennet said, “Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership position.” In the women’s rights movement, there was someone who defied all standards set up for women in the 1800s and took chances for the cause of suffrage and equality—Susan Brownell Anthony. Born into a Quaker family in New York, Anthony grew up under the notion of social equality and pursued independence as a young woman. This led her to pursue several imperative movements such as temperance, abolition and her most profound and recognized reformation—women’s rights. Susan B. Anthony played a critical role in changing the direction of the women’s rights movement and its success by demonstrating her authority as a leader and breaking the standards of society for women.

Throughout history in the City of Detroit and across the globe, women have continuously proven to all that they are the backbone of society and are what allow everyone to prosper. They looked after our country and maintained the homeland during wartime, educate and nurture the children of the future and when necessary they lead movements such as the Women’s Rights Movement that solves problems in our country. Over the years in Detroit however, women have been victimized to lower graduation rates and higher divorce rates which has consequently left them helpless in their care for their kids. In fact, for the 2012 calendar year, 3 out of 5, 59.3%, of children live with only a single mother householder. Of that percentage, 42% of said families live below the poverty line and the rate continually increases. These numbers render themselves without the mentioning of Detroit’s second to none accruement of child deaths by virtue of violence or premature birth. As easily inferable, the well-being of marginalized women and children in the City of Detroit is not well at all. For a demographic that comprises a large portion of the population to live under such deplorable conditions is utterly mind-boggling and detrimental to Detroit’s economy. As this phenomenon continues, the City of Detroit is merely digging itself a bigger hole in terms of becoming prosperous as their youth and single mothers continue to live in a vicious cycle of poverty. To provide a scaffolding for the backbone

Women have experienced a historic situation of inequality in the social as well as professional aspects. Women were normally the ones that would take care of children, do the chores in the house, and in rural areas; they would work in the field with the rest of the family. However, today’s women have become more self-sufficient and independent from the predominant male figure within every historical family. Gender inequality in the workplace is becoming less common; yet, gender is a factor that affects men and women. Especially women have been subjected to a historical discrimination that has influenced society to decide which job is more suitable for women than men. However women have confronted and tried to break down the barriers that