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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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What amendment gave African-american women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
The 15th gave African-Americans the right to vote.
Thus, African-American women could not vote until both of the amendments were passed in 1920.
Please support commonsense grammar.
What were 3 highlights in the campaign for women's suffrage through a constitutional amendment?
18th amendment
Why was the suffrage movement in need of a new leadership after the turn of the Century?
By 1906 all of the Suffrage movement's leaders Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony had died. - See more at: http://www.chacha.com/question/why-was-the-suffrage-movement-in-need-of-new-leadership-after-the-turn-of-the-century#sthash.gLEhKddT.dpuf
Why didn't women get the vote when men did in Britain?
You need to look at this question in its historical context. It was only in 1928 that women over the age of 21 gained suffrage on the same level as men. Women have traditionally been viewed in the world as being more delicate than men, and the general consensus aroudn the time was the matters of state and the economy should be left to men.
Why do women shake right before ejaculation?
nerves are firing in rapid succession. In many cases this can cause involuntary shaking. There is nothing wrong with this, it's just something that usually happens.
When was the League of Women Voters founded and what does the organization do?
The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt. It's purpose was to help women take a larger role in public affairs as they won the right to vote.
Who are some women that fought for their rights or made social reform?
Also Emmeline and Christina Pankhurst (fought for women's Right To Vote). Elizabeth Fry, Caroline Chisholm, Florence Nightingale, Sophia Jex Blake and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.
How did the American society react to the women granted to vote?
America has always been divided in one way or another. There were people that were happy and the celebrated, and there were people that were upset and they reacted in anger.
Is the ERA and the 19th amendment the same?
The Nineteenth Amendment gave women equality at the polls. Next they were asking that same equality be extended to them in business, in their homes and in the courts. And ERA came after the 19th Amendment, kind of like the next step to woman's equality to men.
Why did anti-suffragers think women voting would mess up American lives?
One belief that was held at the time was that women did not have the mental capabilities (brains) to make good informed decisions when making a voting choice.
British women played important roles in the war effort. They replaced men in agriculture and ran the farms their husbands had to leave behind. This was at the suggestion of their government.
Who helped women get the right to vote?
There are many women who contributed to the cause of suffrage (called suffragettes) during the Progressive Era. Several include Elizabeth Stanton, Alice Paul, Carrie Catt, and, the most famous of all, Susan B. Anthony.
Notable facts about Anthony include:
She was arrested for voting in New York, practiced civil disobediance (puposely defying an unjust law), and was president of NAWSA (National Association of Women's Suffrage, started by Stanton).
What does women suffrage mean?
women's suffrage is their right to vote
the womens's suffrage movement was in 1920
What year was the women allowed to vote in when what amendment was passed?
The 19th was passed in 1920.
What does Fanny Wright have to do with the women suffrage movement?
WAS SHE BORN BLIND? DID SHE GOT MARRIED AND DID SHE GAVE BIRTH TO a child? WAS SHE BORN BLIND? DID SHE GOT MARRIED AND DID SHE GAVE BIRTH TO a child?
Did Grover Cleveland support the womens suffrage movement?
nope he wasn't a supporter for women's rights (a.k.a. the suffrage movement)
Does the 19th amendment to the Constitution address or guarantee voting rights?
19th. Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution ---- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
