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the right to vote
Women's suffrage was the movement which led to gaining the right to vote for women. As a result, society has changed because women play a role in public decision making and have also been increasingly running for and gaining positions in government.
No. At one time only adult white male landowners had the right to vote. Then only adult males. Women got the right to vote as a result of the women's sufferage movement and eventually black men and women also got the right to vote.
gaining the right for African Americans to vote
breaking down barriers to women attending college or gaining the right to vote for all women..
having the right to vote is called active right to vote and not being able to vote is called suffrage.
Women gained the right to vote around the 1920's, when many feminist activists stood up for women's rights.
It was about gaining women's rights.
The term that you are looking for may be women's suffrage.
the right to vote
Women's suffrage was the movement which led to gaining the right to vote for women. As a result, society has changed because women play a role in public decision making and have also been increasingly running for and gaining positions in government.
How about "suffrage" or "franchise"?
No, the civil war was between 1642 and 1651, most men didn't have the vote then, never mind women.Women were able to vote first in 1918 after the first world war (but only if over 30 and living in property worth 5 pounds per year.The age was equalised with men in 1928
the 19th amendments
No. At one time only adult white male landowners had the right to vote. Then only adult males. Women got the right to vote as a result of the women's sufferage movement and eventually black men and women also got the right to vote.
gaining the right for African Americans to vote
The right to vote.