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ResponsibilitiesforWomensRighttoVote

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WhyIchosemytopic: WhenIheardthewordrights,IthoughtoftherightsIhadformyselfandmyfuture.Iwentonlineand researchedtopicsthatwererelevanttome.InarroweditdowntowomenssuffrageandFalunGong. Eventually,IdeterminedthatwomenssuffragewasmoreimportanttomebecausewhenIturn eighteen,Ihavetheabilitytobringmyvoiceintoourgovernment.Ifwomendidnotspendcountless yearsfightingfortherighttovote,thenmyvoicewouldbeirrelevantwhenIbecomeanadult. HowIconductedmyresearch: Ibeganmyresearchbyvisitingmyschoolslibrary.Therewasabookfullofwomenshistory,historical voices,quotes,andcurrentperspectivesongenderequality.Readingopinionsofothersinspiredmeto goontotheABCCliowebsiteandresearchmoreonthehistoricalfiguresandevents.Itwasobvious thatIneededtofindandanalyzetheNineteenthAmendment. HowIcreatedanddevelopedmywebsite: IchosetodoawebsitetorepresentmytopicbecauseIaminthedigitalmediaprogramatmyschool.It hasbeeninmyheadforthepastthreeyearsthatIshouldbeabletotakeresearchandcreatesomething visuallyappealing.Also,IparticipatedinNationalHistoryDaylastyear,soIhadastrengthwiththe websiteIdevelopedlastyear.ThethesisIcreatedinclassbecamethebaseofmywebsitetodecidethe tabsIwanted.Formedia,Ifoundimagesofwomenwhoprotestedandpoliticalcartoons. Howmyprojectrelatestothetheme: WhenInarrowedmytopicdowntowomenssuffrage,itwasclearthatwomenfoughtfortheirrights andwonthem.Witheveryright,therecomesresponsibilities.Womenwereresponsibletoprotecting therightstheyspentyearsfightingfor.Today,womenarestillresponsibleforprotectingtherights.For

example,womeninthegovernmentprotecttheserights.EvenIhavetherightwhenIturneighteento vote.Ihavetotakeresponsibilityinlearningtherulesforvoting.Currently,womenstilltake responsibilityinprotectingtheequalityofgenderstovote. (377Words)

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