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The Woman Suffrage Movement and the Nineteenth Amendment
When America entered the First World war the NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association) encouraged people to partake in the efforts of war. Due to their support in the war, the organization sated moment and claimed that women deserve to vote as they too are the patriotic citizen of the nation. The argued that the women expertise of family and home would improve the political and social structure of the society The efforts that National American Woman Suffrage Association put into war and fame of NWP (National Women Party) helped in support of women suffrage movement (Siegel, 2001). Initially, the idea of women voting was rejected however later in the year 1918 the idea of equal vote right for both Men and Women was accepted. The motive was presented that if the women have the partnership in the suffering and sacrifices, then they should have the rights to privileges too. To give equal rights to both men and women, the Nineteenth amendment was presented
The nineteenth amendment is a constitution of America that offers the same rights to both men and women in regards to voting. The 9th amendment states that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex" (Siegel, 2001). The equality for the voting right of women in the 14th amendment but most of the states continue to resist it and restriction in women suffrage. The continuing struggle resulted in the presentation of the Nineteenth amendment in the year 1878 and the implementation of this amendment occur in the year 1918. The political actions were strengthened by first world war effects of women which made this amendment possible.
Research Question
How did the war efforts of women in world war 1 made the 19th amendments a possibility in the year 1918?
References
Siegel, R. B. (2001). She the People: The Nineteenth Amendment, Sex Equality, Federalism, and the Family. Harv. L. Rev., 115, 947.
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