USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE WOMENS MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did the Suffragette movement occur?
A
Equality
B
Women treated unequally
C
They wanted to create confrontation
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anti-suffragists argued that most women did not want the vote. Because they took care of the home and children, they said women did not have time to vote or stay updated on politics. Some argued women lacked the expertise or mental capacity to offer a useful opinion about political issues.

Detailed explanation-2: -Women couldn’t own property, and they had to give any money they made over to their husbands. They also weren’t allowed to vote. By the mid-1800s, women started to fight back, demanding suffrage, or the right to vote. These women were called suffragists.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Suffrage movement means the right to vote or franchise. It was the struggle for the privilege of women to vote and run for office and is part of the overall women’s rights movement. British women organised the Suffrage Movement in the early 20th century to win political rights and for participation in government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans: Suffrage movement was a movement by the women and poor people who fought for their rights to participate in the government. This movement was dominantly observed in Europe and the USA. This movement accomplished: The women’s right to vote.

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