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Throughout history, women have been viewed as the inferior gender, with their rights and responsibilities

restricted to protect cultural viewpoints. Women's roles in society were traditionally seen as being good wives and
mothers, catering to the demands of husbands and children. However, the 19th century saw a significant change
in women's mannerisms, leading to a reformation movement for women's rights.

During the 19th century, women organized various reformation movements on social issues, but it was still
considered inappropriate for women to speak in public. This cultural and social restriction on women's acceptable
roles in society led many women's reformists to see parallels between their position in society and that of slaves.
They believed that protesting with moral force, dignity, respect, and non-violent manner would achieve a
favourable outcome.

The Suffragists, women of working and middle-class status, formed committees called the Suffragists, who
campaigned for the vote to be granted due to their disenfranchisement status. They believed that protesting with
moral force, dignity, respect, and non-violent manner would achieve a favourable outcome.

World War I, played by women in various capacities, broke down most of the remaining opposition to woman
suffrage in the United States. Women's work on behalf of the war effort demonstrated their patriotism and
deserving citizenship as men.

Finally, on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. And on November 2 of that
year, more than 8 million women across the United States voted in elections for the first time.

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