The Women s Rights Movement - 1339 Words

On July 19th, 1848 a convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York at Wesleyan Chapel to discuss the rights of women. Never in the history of the western civilization had a gathering like this ever taken place. Women had to fight for their right to vote, right to work, and their right to freedom. Women as a whole play a huge role in our society. Women are no less than men, so we figure they should be treated equally as men. That is exactly what Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, and many other women’s rights supporters set out to do, creating the Women’s Rights Movement. (1848-1998) Women in the 1800s through the late 1900s had to fight for their rights. The Women’s Rights Movement was a huge victory in every woman’s life, all with†¦show more content†¦They were not encouraged to vote or even have property rights. Most people believed women were less intelligent than men when it came to making a decision in politics. The perspective of women w as that men and women should be equal and, if that were true, men would not be able to treat women with respect. That only was easy enough to set them off. They wanted to remain superior. With the Women’s Rights Movement also came the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote, although many women did not. Many husbands restricted women from even being able to vote, even though it was now legal. It was said that if women were to get in on politics, they would stop marrying and having children. The men were completely against that. The 19th Amendment was passed on August 18th, 1920, which granted women the right to vote. Eight days after the 19th Amendment was ratified over 10 million women joined the electorate, making it the biggest event in American history. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton were the original authors of the 19th Amendment. Wyoming was the first state to grant voting rights to women and also elected the first, state female gover nor. The amendment states â€Å"the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.† Women were so determined and focused that Congress actually passed a law on their