Iron Jawed Angels: The Women's Suffrage Movement

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In the movie Iron Jawed Angels there were many times that women used many different methods to earn the right to vote during the Women’s Suffrage Movement. One of the many methods the Women used is the parade in Washington D.C. during the presidential inauguration of Woodrow Wilson. This helped the Women’s Suffrage Movement because while marching women were wearing their graduation gowns proving they were smart and educated enough to be able to vote. Women being uneducated was a reason men thought they couldn’t vote. During the parade a riot broke which would make it to the morning paper. With the riot happening on such an important day in got lots of publicity which is what the girls wanted so people got the Women’s Suffrage Movement thought