Women's Rights Movement Vs Prohibition Movement

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Reform movements are usually successful in creating positive in society. During the period of 1820-1933, Americans engaged in many reform that contributed to a better way of life in society. May have been very controversial. Two such movements that occurred during this time period were the women’s suffrage movement, and the temperance movement (prohibition).

The women’s right movement was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Lucretia Mott held a women’s rights conference at the seneca fall convention. At this convention they wrote a declaration of women’s right. Some who worked for equal rights for blacks also fought to win equality for women. This movement was created because of the struggle for the right of women to vote and run for office. In
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The movement’s ranks were mostly filled by women who, with their children, had endured the effects of unbridled drinking by many of their menfolk. In fact, alcohol was blamed for many of society’s demerits, among them severe Health problems, dentition and crime. At first, they used moral suasion to address the problem. Temperance efforts existed in antiquity, but the movement really came into its own as a reaction to the pervasive use of distilled beverages in modern times. The earliest organizations in Europe came into being in Ireland in the 1820s, then swept to Scotland and Britain. Norway and Sweden saw movements rise in the 1830s. In the United States, a pledge of abstinence had been promulgated by various preachers, notably John Bartholomew Gough, at the beginning of the …show more content…
Especially for the younger men, and opened their eyes to how well women could participate in political affairs such as this and how they took things into their own hands. The temperance movement gave a voice to women and made them have faith that they could make a difference. Women participated to pass laws, print flyers, protest, and more to help the reform movement. A major accomplishment of the temperance movement was the 18th amendment, which was introduced into congress in 1917 by the anti- saloon league, and went into effect on January 16th, 1920. The volstead act was created to implement the 18th amendment to the US Constitution that established national prohibition of alcoholic beverages. The act was named after Andrew j. Volstead who chaired the committee that was oversaw the act’s passage, but he was more than a sponsor of an