Women’s Rights Movement
David B. 8-11
The Women Suffrage Movement took place from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The Women’s suffrage Movement took place because of the limited rights women had. Women were denied the right to vote, women were denied social rights and women were denied economic rights. Some women suffragettes that took place in this movement were Susan B. Anthony, Cady Stanton, Carry Nation, Alice Paul, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Women suffragettes went on held protests and signed petitions that would shift some men’s opinions.
Women were treated like a lower class to the men. Women had less rights and less freedom than men. Women could not vote for presidential or state elections, which also meant they could not change laws. Women had to drop out of school when they got married and in case of a divorce they would lose everything including the custody of their children. Women were also told what to wear. Most women who were married could not work and poor women were required to work, but would make less money than men. One Women Suffrage Movement was the Declaration of Sentiments. This document was created by 300 women suffragettes in
Seneca Falls, New York and it was based on the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Sentiments said that “all men and women are created equal” and should be equal in the
United States. This document showed men that they wanted to be treated equal and that they want it now.
Women used many methods to try to get their point across to men. They held protests, marches, petitions, sit-ins and strikes to show methods of resistance. One leader of the Women’s Suffrage Movement was Alice Paul. Alice Paul wanted to change the U.S Constitution, but men were in charge of the government. Alice Paul decided to organize a huge march that would be held in
Washington D.C. She wanted to show
America was not a democracy, but they were attacked by men and were yelled at. No one helped them through this build up of tension. Women used signs that were not insulting and used many methods that were peaceful. The women would get their point across to the government, but it would still not be enough for them.
Women would protest for another couple of years before a court order would begin to happen. Many women were arrested for protesting nonviolently. People like Alice Paul, Carry Nation, Mother Jones and Cady Stanton would finally get what they have been fighting for. The court decided to create the 19th amendment that would give women all the rights that men had. This amendment gave women the right to vote, right to economy, right to socialize and other rights that some of us take for granted.
The Women’s Rights Movement was very important for us. The suffragettes that fought for women rights changed history. Women today would not have the rights as men do if those women did not fight for what they thought was right. This movement makes me grateful for what we have today. This struggle helped make what we have today.
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