Women's Rights Of Women After The Civil War
The New Woman
United States History Since 1865
Saint Leo’s University
Professor George Balogh
March 15, 2013
The campaign for women’s rights started long before the Civil War. In the early days of the 19th century all kinds of organizations began to spring up to support the rights of women. Most of them were called temperance clubs, religious movements, moral-reform societies and anti-slavery organizations. These combined groups definitely contributed to the new way into thinking of what a woman should be. During the 19th century there were an abundance of social and economic changes going on. Since most of the jobs that were producing money were taking out of the home and …show more content…
This convention was held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth Stanton was the forerunner for the fight for the rights of women. She also worked very closely with Susan B. Anthony, both women were very strong-minded on securing the voting right of women.
The women of these groups were starting to gain huge grounds on the women’s movement. With their victories they became organized and enlarged there political standing. In 1983 the National American Women Suffrage Association grew to over 2 million. They obtained support but using less intimidating ways to emerge women into society as a whole. “In 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association, led by Susan B. Anthony, was formed to agitate for an amendment to the Constitution. This amendment was presented by Anthony and her successors to forty consecutive sessions of Congress. It repeatedly failed to pass. National attention and support came to the movement when Anthony was arrested and tried for voting in the 1872 presidential election. After Anthony 's death in 1906, a phrase from her last suffrage speech, "Failure is Impossible," became the motto of young suffragists.” …show more content…
“This amendment was presented by Susan B. Anthony and her successors to forty consecutive sessions of Congress. It repeatedly failed to pass. National attention and support came to the movement when Anthony was arrested and tried for voting in the 1872 presidential election.” (House) In 1878 the 19th Amendment was finally passed by Congress, and was finally ratified in August of 1920. This Amendment secured the right for women to vote. But they were not out of the woods yet. Nine states adopted the amendment by 1919, and other states took the Amendment into the court to fight against it. “Militant suffragists used tactics such as parades, silent vigils, and hunger strikes. Often supporters met fierce resistance. Opponents heckled, jailed, and sometimes physically abused them.” (Administration) The House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Amendment in 1919, changing the way that the American people vote
United States History Since 1865
Saint Leo’s University
Professor George Balogh
March 15, 2013
The campaign for women’s rights started long before the Civil War. In the early days of the 19th century all kinds of organizations began to spring up to support the rights of women. Most of them were called temperance clubs, religious movements, moral-reform societies and anti-slavery organizations. These combined groups definitely contributed to the new way into thinking of what a woman should be. During the 19th century there were an abundance of social and economic changes going on. Since most of the jobs that were producing money were taking out of the home and …show more content…
This convention was held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth Stanton was the forerunner for the fight for the rights of women. She also worked very closely with Susan B. Anthony, both women were very strong-minded on securing the voting right of women.
The women of these groups were starting to gain huge grounds on the women’s movement. With their victories they became organized and enlarged there political standing. In 1983 the National American Women Suffrage Association grew to over 2 million. They obtained support but using less intimidating ways to emerge women into society as a whole. “In 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association, led by Susan B. Anthony, was formed to agitate for an amendment to the Constitution. This amendment was presented by Anthony and her successors to forty consecutive sessions of Congress. It repeatedly failed to pass. National attention and support came to the movement when Anthony was arrested and tried for voting in the 1872 presidential election. After Anthony 's death in 1906, a phrase from her last suffrage speech, "Failure is Impossible," became the motto of young suffragists.” …show more content…
“This amendment was presented by Susan B. Anthony and her successors to forty consecutive sessions of Congress. It repeatedly failed to pass. National attention and support came to the movement when Anthony was arrested and tried for voting in the 1872 presidential election.” (House) In 1878 the 19th Amendment was finally passed by Congress, and was finally ratified in August of 1920. This Amendment secured the right for women to vote. But they were not out of the woods yet. Nine states adopted the amendment by 1919, and other states took the Amendment into the court to fight against it. “Militant suffragists used tactics such as parades, silent vigils, and hunger strikes. Often supporters met fierce resistance. Opponents heckled, jailed, and sometimes physically abused them.” (Administration) The House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Amendment in 1919, changing the way that the American people vote