Alejandro Tovar

Kindra Rounds
Language Art 4
11 November 2015
How did Womens Movement Contribute to Change the U.S.A.?
All men are created equal (Thomas Jefferson)
In July, 18 at 1848, was the first time that exist a convection of women it was about their
right which this was one of a lot events that occurs in United States for the equality of women.
This happened because, Women are beginning to move largely on the inspiration and impetus
from the civil rights movement in the sixties (Firestone). Then, the first time that the issue of the
women votes was spoken, it was in the Falls Womans Rights Convention. It was the first
meeting of the women about their rights where the main women who organized were by Lucretia
Mott and Elizabeth Cady. This was a fight about their rights that was prolonged for a long time
because the people from the government do not care. However, these movements occur not only
because women want to participate in politics, also the participation in events and activities in
the community.
In the same fashion, the first womens rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New
York in July 18. After two days of an intense discussion and debates, where an estimated three
hundred women and men attended the convention. But, only sixty-eight women and thirty-two
men signed a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances, demands, and sets the
agenda for the womens right movement. A set of twelve resolutions is adopted calling for equal
treatment of women and men under the law of United States and voting right for women (AnnMarie).

On the other hand, the womens right movement happened by the inspiration and impetus
from the civil rights movement. Their first and principal reason that they used was the right to
vote. Women not only want to vote they want that and also fair dealing and equal rights for them
because they feel prisoner. For example, at that time women could cannot work in anything only
in their houses ad be watching their kids and their family. But, the lees women that began to find
employment. For example, department stores, typists, clerks or telephone operator tough they
take a job they got paid less than men for the same work. Furthermore, women did posters,
protest front of the congress, several newspapers, pamphlets, meetings in different states,
different groups were created, etc.
Furthermore, in 1869 two groups of movement emerged. To be specific, National Woman
Suffrage Association (NWSA) and American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), where
National Women Suffrage Association its primary goal is to achieve voting right for women by
means of a congressional amendment to the constitution, and American Women suffrage
Association is focuses exclusively on gaining voting rights for women through amendments to
individual state constitution (Womens Right Movement in the U.S.). But, in 1890 the National
Women Suffrage Association and American Woman Suffrage Association merge to form
National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). As the movements mainstream
organization, NAWSA was state-by-state, it represented millions of women and was the parent
organization of hundreds of smaller local and state groups.
Correspondingly, womens right movement won in some different states. For example, in
1893 Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment grating women the right to vote. Utah and
Idaho follow suit in 1896; Washington state in 1910; California in 1911; Oregon, Kansas, and

Arizona in 1912; Alaska and Illinois in 1913; Montana and Nevada in 1914; New York in 19917;
Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918 (Womens Rights Movement in the U.S.).
For this reason, many women were involved in the Womens Right Movement. To be
specific, Alice Paul was the leader of the most militant wing of the woman suffrage movements,
her life symbolizes the long struggle for justice in the united states and around the world. Her
vision was the ordinary notion that women and men should be equal partners in society. Next,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader of the womans right movement and a philosopher, she
wrote the declaration of sentiments as a call to arms for female equality. Then, Lucy Stone was a
prominent American orator, abolitionist, suffragist, and organizer promoting rights for women.
Finally, Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, sociologist, and an
early leader in the Civil Right Movement.
In conclusion, despite of everything that women suffered a lot of injustice they never
gave up. They continue fighting for their right because they know that they are equal that the
men. Under those circumstances, in august twenty-sixth of 1920 the 19th amendment to the
constitution, grating women the right to vote, is signed into law by secretary of state Bainbridge
Colby (Womens Right Movement in the U.S.).

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