20th Century Blog

Woman’s Suffrage & Nineteenth Amendment

People at this time viewed woman as citizens, but only when it came to certain aspects. One of these aspects did not include the right to vote. Woman were mostly looked at as inferior. Men were always known as the strong ones, and without the men the government thought we (the woman) couldn’t do anything, as an example voting, working in business or running a government.

Many people have different views on what the role of a citizen is. Some view a person as a citizen if they take part in the community. But then again, some people view citizens as others that are allowed to vote and make a difference in our community. Unlike woman these people were known as men.
At the Seneca Falls Convention’s the first seed was planted in the 1840’s. The anti-slavery convention in London held a conference that refused to seat Lucretia Mott and other women delegates from America because of their sex. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott called out for another convention to address the condition of women. Eight years later, it was known as a spontaneous event.

Either way, the view is that people must have a part in the community. The Nineteenth Amendment stated that the woman had the right to speak out and vote. Susan B. Anthony joined the fight, arguing that "the right women needed above every other, was the right of suffrage." She was a big reason women now have these rights.