Womens Sufferage

Without women there would be no man. It is women who bear children, who raise children, and who take care of the household. However, it is also women who had to fight for their right to be just as equal as men. When people think of the civil rights movement, they think of the struggle of the African American. However, one fails to realize that women were also part of the civil rights struggle. Women wanted the right to vote. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a successful attempt to even the playing ground for women with the demand for respect and equal opportunity.

The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a movement that supported the right to vote by women. It touched on economic and the political plight of the woman. Many think that the Suffrage Movement only occurred in the United States. However, several other countries participated in this movement. These countries included Germany, Canada, Japan, and Kuwait, just to name a few.

Taking a look at the North American Women’s Suffrage Movement were two key players that invoked the movement that would change the course of American history. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton joined together to promote and ensure women’s rights. Their backgrounds are intriguing and their will to succeed is simply amazing. “Stanton was the leading voice and philosopher of the women’s rights and suffrage movements while Anthony was the powerhouse who commandeered the legions of women who struggled to win the ballot for American women.”

Susan B. Anthony born on February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts. As a child, Susan was able to express herself. Women were able to say what was on their mind without the ridicule of

Society. Susan received an outstanding education and after school, she set her path as a teacher. Susan taught for ten years and then decided on a career in activism.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in New York in 1815. Elizabeth came from a wealthy family. Her father was a judge....