Themes in American History

Women have been looked down upon by men since the beginning of time. Most women took the ridicule thinking that social casting would never change, but some had courage to fight for justice, equality and rights. By the early 20^th century, women had not yet received any rights in the American Democracy. Women were not allowed to vote, had no property rights, not accepted into universities, worked for a fraction of a man’s salary and so on.  On August 18, 1920 the 19^th Amendment was ratified after decades of struggle by women’s rights advocates, bringing a successful end to the US women’s suffrage movement. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote on sex. Without the following women, it is unlikely that women in the US would have all the freedom that they have today: Frances Wright, Ernestine Rose, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth C. Stanton. Besides, America has dramatically changed since women gained the right to vote, both economically, politically and culturally.

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