Suffrage means the right to vote in a political election. The Women's
Suffrage Movement in the US was the struggle to gain the same right to
vote as men. Women lost the right to vote in most states in the late
1700s. Since then, many women have longed to get suffrage back.
Suffrage Movement in the US was the struggle to gain the same right to
vote as men. Women lost the right to vote in most states in the late
1700s. Since then, many women have longed to get suffrage back.
Women protested, organized conventions, and established suffrage
Anthony & Stanton form the NWSA
associations. Women desperately wanted to vote
because they wanted to be seen as equal to men,
make their own decisions, and have freedom.
because they wanted to be seen as equal to men,
make their own decisions, and have freedom.
Gaining suffrage was a hard battle because so many people opposed
People who opposed women suffrage
women suffrage-the right of women to
vote. They were against women
suffrage for various reasons. The
Women's Suffrage Movement had many
failures, but also many successes, and
ended with several consequences.
vote. They were against women
suffrage for various reasons. The
Women's Suffrage Movement had many
failures, but also many successes, and
ended with several consequences.
