The Women's Suffrage Movement

Decades ago, women were considered unable to do anything except for cook and clean. In the late 1800s, women began to fight for their rights as individuals. They decided that they did not want to just be submissive wives. They wanted to have political positions and government roles. People such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, events such as the Cult of True Womanhood and the meeting at Seneca Falls, and the impacts such as gender equality and female government roles summarize the women's suffrage movement.
There were many historical events that caused and progressed the women’s suffrage movement. The first of these was the African- American Men’s Rights amendment. This was the fifteenth amendment that gave rights to African-
She was one of the main organizers of the meeting at Seneca Falls, the meeting that kick started the movement (Office). In 1866, Stanton was the first woman to seek election in the United States House of Representatives. She worked with many women's suffrage organizations such as National Women's Suffrage Association. Stanton was the president of National Women's Suffrage Association for twenty one years (Scholastic). When National Women's Suffrage Association and American Women's Suffrage Association formed to make National American Women's Suffrage Association, she became the president for twelve years. She made a big impact in the fight for women's voting.
One of the major events that sparked the women's suffrage movement was the Cult of True Womanhood. This was the idea that women were not important. This said that women should be submissive to their husbands. It stated that women should only be concerned with their home and children (Office). This Cult of True Womanhood led to many protests and began the movement for women's
This document said that a woman should be submissive and follow a man’s every word (History). It said that women should be concerned only with home and family. It summarized the popular opinion at that time that women were unequal to men (Kops 41). This caused many women to become very angry.
Many women disagreed with that document. This led to many protests. People gradually began to disagree with the unequal roles in the community (Office). During this time period, most important positions were filled by men. Most women were not allowed to work in the government. They were not allowed to work in city council. Many women's jobs were staying at home. They did chores and took care of the children (Kops 48). There were many unequal roles in the country, making men seem more important than women. Angry women began to rally and protest because of this cult.
Because of this Cult of True Womanhood, many protests flared up across the country. Before this, many people were not aware that gender inequality was even a problem. These protests sparked the interest of many uninformed people. They began to take interest in women's suffrage (Scholastic). Many people were against this idea. They did not think that women should have a role in the