The History Of Women’s Rights In The USA
The History of the Women’s Rights movement in the United States of America is a intriguing and inspiring and still continuing story. Many of America’s greatest men and women have worked and strived toward the goal of women’s rights. Such names as Susan B Anthony and Alice Paul come to mind when remembering some of the major activist for women’s rights. These brief articles will highlight some of the high points of the movement especially concerning the suffrage issue.
A good place to begin when speaking of the movement is to discuss the very first recorded convention held to discuss women’s rights. The convention was held in 1848 in New York state. Out of this convention the Declaration of Sentiments was born. This bold declaration called for equal rights and voting rights for women to be established by law. Soon afterwards in 1855 the first national convention was held with over 1,000 attendees.
From that point the movement moved quickly. Two prominent individuals who helped shape the movement were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They two leaders would help to form the National Woman Suffrage Association. This organization sought to give women the right to vote (suffrage). In 1893 Colorado becomes the first state to adopt an amendment to allow women to vote. Other states soon followed. And finally after years of struggle The 19th amendment is passed which gave women the right to vote .