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Women Suffrage, Causes, Course, and Effects
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Women Suffrage, Causes, Course, and Effects
Introduction
Women Suffrage was a several decades-long movement to help women win their
right to vote in the United States. The campaign, which took almost 100 years to achieve
its agenda, was faced with many challenges, almost collapsing due to disagreements and
collision on strategies. Withstanding all those challenges, in August 1920, the 19th
Amendment to the U.S constitution was ratified, and for the first time in history, women
were allowed to vote. Like men, they had achieved all rights and responsibilities of ideal
citizenship.
Causes of Women Suffrage
With women becoming more enlightened and understanding their worth, as more
than housewives and homemakers, several factors contributed to the start of this
movement which later came into fruition with women being allowed to vote and enjoying
other improved societal privileges. The causes are;
i) Overrated cult of 'womanhood'- According to Crawford (2001), women realized their
worth and the need to burst from the 'womanhood' cult where women's place in the
society was homemakers. More and more women were working and contributing to
the nation's economy; they were working in boarding houses, factories, just to name a
few. With this, they wanted to be accorded citizenship rights, and voting was one of
them.
ii) Support from anti-slavery activists- Women Suffrage was an offspring of
abolitionism. Notably, Fredrick Douglas, a former slave and an abolitionist, addressed
Women Suffrage, Causes, Course, and Effects
Name:
Professor:
Course:
Date:
, WOMEN SUFFRAGE 2
Women Suffrage, Causes, Course, and Effects
Introduction
Women Suffrage was a several decades-long movement to help women win their
right to vote in the United States. The campaign, which took almost 100 years to achieve
its agenda, was faced with many challenges, almost collapsing due to disagreements and
collision on strategies. Withstanding all those challenges, in August 1920, the 19th
Amendment to the U.S constitution was ratified, and for the first time in history, women
were allowed to vote. Like men, they had achieved all rights and responsibilities of ideal
citizenship.
Causes of Women Suffrage
With women becoming more enlightened and understanding their worth, as more
than housewives and homemakers, several factors contributed to the start of this
movement which later came into fruition with women being allowed to vote and enjoying
other improved societal privileges. The causes are;
i) Overrated cult of 'womanhood'- According to Crawford (2001), women realized their
worth and the need to burst from the 'womanhood' cult where women's place in the
society was homemakers. More and more women were working and contributing to
the nation's economy; they were working in boarding houses, factories, just to name a
few. With this, they wanted to be accorded citizenship rights, and voting was one of
them.
ii) Support from anti-slavery activists- Women Suffrage was an offspring of
abolitionism. Notably, Fredrick Douglas, a former slave and an abolitionist, addressed
