Women's Suffrage: THEN
Before the ratification of the 19th amendment, suffrage rights for women were irrelevant. Women basically didn’t have any authority, or political power, in politics. As a result, this stirred up great controversy. Women began to question, “If men are given the right to vote, to elect their political officials, why can’t women be given the same rights? Are we not equals?” Therefore, many brave individuals, mostly women, attempted to standup for their political rights.
These suffragists would wouldn’t stop at anything until they received women’s suffrage. The suffragists’ actions were radical and extreme. They organized many campaigns and protests. They also, used a variety of legal and illegal methods to try and gain women’s suffrage.
These suffragists, unfortunately, faced strong opposition. Majority of those who opposed women’s suffrage believed that women were less intelligent and less able to make political decisions than men. Others opposed because they feared that women’s politics would lead to the end of family life.
Despite their various attempts from both suffragists and suffrage campaigns to earn women’s suffrage, it wasn’t until after World War I that women were allowed to vote.
World War I became a window of opportunity for women to prove themselves worthy of such rights. The war was one of the many huge factors that contributed to the success of women’s suffrage.
These suffragists would wouldn’t stop at anything until they received women’s suffrage. The suffragists’ actions were radical and extreme. They organized many campaigns and protests. They also, used a variety of legal and illegal methods to try and gain women’s suffrage.
These suffragists, unfortunately, faced strong opposition. Majority of those who opposed women’s suffrage believed that women were less intelligent and less able to make political decisions than men. Others opposed because they feared that women’s politics would lead to the end of family life.
Despite their various attempts from both suffragists and suffrage campaigns to earn women’s suffrage, it wasn’t until after World War I that women were allowed to vote.
World War I became a window of opportunity for women to prove themselves worthy of such rights. The war was one of the many huge factors that contributed to the success of women’s suffrage.
