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Women's Suffrage
Women’s suffrage refers to the right of women to vote and/or to run for public office. In the 1800s, there were relatively few countries that gave women this right, but that changed in the 1900s.
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When did Mexico women get right to vote?
Although it was not completely ratified, through all loop holes, until 1964.
"The sun shines on the fertile land, the earth teems with forests, with coal, with every necessary mineral and food, but labor, labor alone can transform all to meet our necessities. Man-power unaided cannot supply the demand. Women in America must shoulder as nobly as have the women of Europe, this duty. They must answer their country's call. Let them see clearly that the desire of their men to shield them from possible injury exposes the nation and the world to actual danger."
-Harriot Stanton Blatch from "Mobilizing Woman-Power," 1918
What forms of sexism are there?
One serious form of sexism is occupational sexism. Also, ambivalent sexism is another form of sexism that is still currently going on in society.
Which women have had the right to vote in 1910?
In 1910 women had the right to vote in national elections in:
- Corsica (since 1755)
- Pitcairn Islands (since 1838)
- Isle of Man (since 1881)
- Cook Islands (since 1893)
- New Zealand (since 1893)
- Australia (since 1902, although indigenous Australian women - and men - didn't officially get the right to vote until 1962)
- Finland (Grand Duchy of Finland - since 1906. the Grand Duchy was the predecessor of the current nation of Finland. As a Duchy, Finland was then part of Russia.)
- U.S. State of Wyoming (1890 when it became a state. While still a territory, Wyoming granted women the right to vote 1869 - but as a territory, citizens didn't get to vote in national elections yet)
- U.S. State of Utah (While it was still a territory, Utah granted women the right to vote in 1870, but the federal government took away that right in 1877 in order to suppress the Mormon vote in the territory. In 1896, women in Utah got back the right to vote when Utah became a state.)
- U.S. State of Idaho (1896)
- U.S. State of Washington (1910. Women in the Washington territory had been granted voting rights in 1883 but the Supreme court took it away in 1887.)
They also were allowed to vote in some non-national elections in:
Sweden
Iceland
Kentucky (1838 - female heads of household in rural areas to vote in elections deciding on taxes and local boards for the new county "common school" system)
States of Michigan and Minnesota (1870 women allowed to vote in school elections)
U.S. State of New York (1880 - women allowed to vote in school elections)
Why is handicapped in capital letters with exclamation point in the poster of women's suffrage?
To show that they are seen as less and unfortuanite so they need help to fight for there rights as women!
What are pro's and con's of the 19th amendment?
Loss of family core values, equality, inclined divorce rates, women think with emotion not logic, legalization of abortion, and decline of american industry.
Does women empowerment leads to divorce?
Kinda-sorta, but not really.
The true root cause of divorce is - of course that the woman isn't happy in her marriage. A happy woman won't divorce even if she is empowered.
What empowerment does is that it makes it easier for unhappy women to seek divorce.
Without empowerment, she might not have had any other choice but to put up with the situation despite being unhappy.
Being married should be an act of love and respect, not something done out of sheer necessity. Keeping someone married by denying them the choice to do different doesn't seem like a particularly friendly or humane thing to do. Can't be much of a marriage either.
Did Herbert Hoover pass the 19th amendment?
No. Woodrow Wilson did. See wikipedia's article on the 19th amendment.
When did womens suffrage start?
National women's suffrage, however, did not exist until 1920. During the beginning of the twentieth century, as women's suffrage gained in popularity, suffragists were subject to arrests and many were jailed. Finally, President Woodrow Wilson urged Congress to pass what became, when it was ratified in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage#United_States
How did Harry Burn affect women's suffrage?
Thirty-five states had ratified the 19th Amendment. Nine had failed to approve it, and three refused to call a convention to approve or reject it. Thirty-six states had to ratify it before it would become law and only Tennessee remained. Burn was opposed to women's sufferage and intended to vote against it. However, his mother sent him a letter urging him to vote in favor. He changed his vote and the amendment passed with a vote of 49 to 48.
What strategies did suffrage leaders use to get the right to vote?
- Voting anyways, casting illegal ballots
- Protesting at voting centers, and other places
- Attacking the right to vote of people who already had the right to vote.
- Organizing demonstrations
- Lobbying politicians
- Staging marches, walk-ins, protests
- Strikes
- Civil Disobedience
How many children did Elizabeth Garrett Anderson have?
She had three children, but one daughter died of meningitis as an infant.
Daughter - Louisa (1873-1943)
Son - Alan (1877-1952)
Daughter - Margaret (1874-1875)
What happened at the women suffrage parade?
Men and women got mad and started to get into the parade and wreck everything. So many people got hurt. The police did nothing to help out the women.
The movement most directly involved in attempting to secure for women the rights to vote was?
the suffrage movement
What is the significance of bra burning in women's lib?
There seems to be no reported incidents of "bra burning" but this could be one of those media-hype created after the 1968 Miss America contest, when some contestants threw bras in a trash can. This was done by some of them to demonstrate their point that women should be valued for their "whole self" instead of their "looks".
How did the 19th amendment change life in America?
It gave women the right to vote; Women's Sufferage.
Women think of cheating women?
Women who cheat on their man have some serious issues. Most women cheat because they are bored or unhappy in their relationship. If you are not happy in your realtionship you need to move on. Or you can sit down and talk to partner about why you are not happy. Cheating is never the answer.
When did African American woman suffrage occur and who was in charge?
By law (the Bill of Rights' 19th amendment), all American women were able to vote after 1920. However, by local custom, some regions enacted poll taxes and so on to persuade people of color not to vote.
How did the House of Representatives and the Senate vote on the 19th Amendment in 1919?
Type youOn May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives passed the amendment by a vote of 304 to 89 and the Senate followed suit on June 4, by a vote of 56 to 25.r answer here...
Why did the Suffragettes use green white and purple?
Purple stood for dignity, white for purity and green for hope for the future.
