The 19th Amendment: Women's Suffrage

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The 19th Amendment: Women’s Suffrage
On Jun 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was given to the constitution, which states, “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridge by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” What are women suffrage and the 19th amendment? Women suffrage is the right of women to vote and it was a victory for them. The 19th amendment promised all American women to have the right to vote. The women suffrage movement was to have equal rights as the men. With a few exceptions, women today have the same voting rights as men, also, they are treated better and they have more job opportunities than men. How was the life like for women in the 1800s? Back then was an extremely tough time for most women. Women were forced to do their job at home and raising their families. Furthermore, at that time, women were not able to make any financial decisions. They were not able to own property and vote. However, they were a lot of women who struggled for equal rights such as Elizabeth caddy Stanton and others. For many years, women did not enjoy basic rights as men in the United States. Many historians pointed the Seneca Falls convection in 1948 organized by lacertian Mott and Elizabeth Cady stands as a start of
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Anthony forms the American equal rights associations, an organization dedicated to the goal of suffrage for all regardless of gender or race. On 1868, senator S.C. Pomeroy of Kansas introduces the federal woman’s suffrage amendment in congress. Nonetheless, the numbers of woman suffrage have continued to expand at an exponential rate. The article discusses, “because suffrage is not a privilege to be enjoyed, but if imposed upon women it becomes a duty to be performed.” In May 1869, two women’s suffrage organizations were formed. The first one was the national omens’ suffrage organization formed by Stanton and Anthony. Their goal was to ratify women