Womans Suffrage Movement

Running Head : WOMAN 'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT

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Woman 's Suffrage Movement

The Nineteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that

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 . Neither the United nor any state has the right to keep a citizen from voting because she is a woman . Congress has the power to

br make laws that will make this amendment effective (cited in League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area , 2006

This amendment , which is also known as the Susan B . Anthony Amendment (Brooks Gonzalez , 2007 , was approved by the United States Senate in June 4 , 1919 and was authorized into law by the U .S . Secretary of State in August 26 , 1920 (Jone Johnson Lewis , 2007

Years before this amendment was approved , the Woman Suffrage Movement has been formed to give women equal rights . This was developed because women in the 1800s do not have privileges similar to those of men (League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area , 2006

Sarah and Angelina Grimke unlocked the door for women to have freedom to speak in 1830s (League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area 2006 . It was in 1836 when Angelina urged Southern women to protest against slavery (Brooks Gonzalez , 2007 . However , her sister , Sarah issued Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women ' in 1838 . Both of them have been involved in the movements of suffrage and the abolitionist (The Moschovitis Group , Inc , 2001

In 1840 , Abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were not allowed to participate in The World Anti-Slavery Convention they attended in London . Because of this incident , they organized the First Women 's Rights convention which was held in Seneca Fall , New York in July 19 to 20 , 1848 (Brooks Gonzalez , 2007 . The said convention was attended by 300 people including Amelia Bloomer , Charlotte Woodward , and Frederick Douglas . A Declaration of Sentiments , which was written by Stanton , was implemented (The Moschovitis Group , Inc , 2001 . This was an announcement of women 's freedom and equality , as well as a proclamation that all men and women are created equal (cited in League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area , 2006

It was in October 1850 when the first National Woman 's Rights Convention was conducted in Worcester , Massachusetts (The Moschovitis Group , Inc 2001 . Rational men and women supported the said convention , which was attended by 1 ,000 people from 11 states (League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area , 2006 among which are Paulina Wright Davis Frederick Douglass , Abby Kelly Foster , William Lloyd Garrison , Lucy Stone , and Sojourner Truth (The Moschovitis Group , Inc , 2001

However , in 1867 , Equal Rights Association , which has worked for universal suffrage , was organized by Susan B . Anthony (Brooks Gonzalez , 2007 . Susan was...