sphere consisted of everything out the home, working and politics. As women were constantly denied their rights to work outside of their private sphere, acts of rebellion began to occur. In Seneca Falls, New York in 1948, three hundred women gathered in order to initiate the Women's Suffrage Movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton led this gathering, and her movement adopted a Declaration of Sentiments in order to specify the ways in which American society discriminated against women including how numerous laws and social conventions associated women only with taking care of their families and homes. The declaration stated certain rights for their gender so women could play a much more significant role in protecting their "sphere." During the second half of the 19th century, the Women's Suffrage Movement began to fight for their right to vote. During the 20th century, the Woman's Suffrage Movement began to argue that women deserve the right to vote because they were citizens of the United States and were entitled to a vote in all that affected them. World War I was a vital time period for the Woman's Suffrage Movement. While thousands of men were sent to fight the war in Europe, women played an increasingly important role on the home front by filling many traditionally male jobs to keep the U.S. war effort moving. After 50 years of debate what the Woman's Suffrage Movement constantly fought for was finally achieved. The Nineteenth Amendment was passed in 1919 which guaranteed women the right to vote in all local, state, and national elections. The more that women continued to fight for what they wanted, the more opportunities came about that enabled women to gain equal rights.
"Women in Government." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2010.
I like how you chose an article that went through the history of women's rights. There evedently were many challenges that led up to the actual passing of the Ammendment, and then even after the Ammendment was passed woman still had to struggle for equity and fight to break out of their private sphere. I think that that's an interesting idea to talk about, and because it's related to your topic that makes it obviously great. so good job
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