The Importance Of The 19th Amendment

2. In 1919-1920, Congress passed the 19th amendment that granted women the right to vote. I believe this was always the first stepping stone in changing women rights, and gender roles. This was a great achievement for women. Women always had a voice (a term they use now, is say), but they never had a vote. With this amendment, it got women better involved in politics and the government. Now, women can vote on items, that men had bring up. Also, to bring up this point, and why I think it was the most important impact on women awareness rights, is this. Black men got to vote before women did. Just think about that, in the world we lived in. In 1870, ratification of the 15th Amendment was passed, given all men, Black, White, Asian, and Spanish