19th amendment
The 19th amendment wasn’t just another law passed it changed the the world forever.This amendment was one of the the most important amendments of all time. The the 19th amendment led to major changes in the long term it led to many opportunities for women.
On august 26 1920 The 19th amendment was passed, This amendment was important because it gave the women the right to vote. Many women gathered up and made associations trying to try and pass this law and many people came together. Not only did this amendment let women vote but it brought them closer to equality by getting jobs , such as librarian , nurses and teachers. Women wanted to be equal like everybody else and they wanted to be part of society, they wanted to make a difference too. The women wanted to take a stand and show that no matter the sex you are, you shouldn’t be treated differently. This amendment was passed because of women that put the work in and made associations like the “NWA” National women suffrage association it was led by susan b anthony, she played a big role in making this happen and made it possible for many women to have their rights. To this day it has played a huge role. One example of the long term change this amendment had is that that Last year a women ran for president , Hillary Clinton she was the first candidate. Not Even a hundred years ago this was passed and now we almost had a female president. Even the first women in the united states senate was elected in 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway not even 15 years after the amendment was passed. in 1922 through 1999 there were 15 women and in 2000 through 2017 there were 29 women senates . This shows how this amendment changed the lives of many women and how it impacted the world today.
The 19th amendment led to major changes in the long term it led to many opportunities for women. It was an important time for women because it gave the women the right to vote and not only that but also gave them more things like jobs and education , some of the jobs they got were librarians , teacher and nurses. They were also positioned to government jobs such as senate. This is how the 19th amendment impacted our world in the 1920s and present time.
Susan B Anthony
Susan B. Anthony played a major role in the pass of 19th amendment. Anthony was born on Feb. 15,1820, in Adams, Mass. Susan was a leader for the women's suffrage movement in the United States and she was also the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in (1892-1900). Her work started the movement which led to the Nineteenth Amendment. Later on it gave women the right to vote.
Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts. She grew up in a family that was interested in politics. Her family worked hard to end slavery which later on was known as the abolitionist movement. Susan B. Anthony got an idea to fight for women’s rights after she fought to make alcohol illegal.. She gave speeches across the country about giving women the right to vote. She also didn’t care about the consequences when whe voted in the presidential election in 1872 even though it was illegal.
Susan’ B. Anthony did not achieve her dream before her death.Women did not succeed to be equal to men and have the right to vote. She died on March 13, 1906. The 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, 14 years after she died. This gave women the right to vote.
BY Badru Apina
http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/susan-b-anthony
Work Cited
https://www.reference.com/history/were-women-s-jobs-1920s-459a8660b874d537#
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umctS43vVJI
By: Abdiel Torres