Women's Suffrage
National History Day 2022
Debate & Diplomacy
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was finally passed after 36 years of waiting and fighting. Women's Suffrage turned out to be a success and gained the rights they fought for. Many people had a change of heart after seeing how women never gave up and kept fighting. Many votes were cheering the 19th Amendment on and treating women equally and as fair as men.
The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. The National Women Suffrage Association had finally earned the right to vote and be treated equally. This was just the beginning of women's and slaves' rights there was much more to come in the future.
Votes
When New York adopted woman suffrage in 1917 and President Woodrow Wilson changed his position to support an amendment in 1918, the political balance began to shift in favor of the vote for women. There was still strong opposition to enfranchising women, however, as illustrated by petitions from anti-suffrage groups.
Eventually suffragists won the political support necessary for ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. For 42 years, the measure had been introduced at every session of Congress, but ignored or voted down. It finally passed Congress in 1919 and went to the states for ratification. In May, the House of Representatives passed it by a vote of 304 to 90; two weeks later, the Senate approved it 56 to 25.
Women cashing in votes to pass the 19th Amendment
"The right of citiizens 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."
~ Congress
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest.
After the 19th Amendment was passed many women went out to celebrate the success of the Women's Suffrage Act. All races, religions, went out together and drank. The challenges and struggles they went through were all worth it in the end. The Women's Suffrage was a success because of the leaders and stubborn women who wouldn't go down without a fight.
President Woodrow Wilson is signing the 19th Amendment to make it official law. After so many people voted for their rights and won the majority of the vote, it was time to sign. Suffrage was granted in many states but some took longer than others. Before you knew it almost the whole world was treating women equally and fairly among men.
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