RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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They wanted to gain the right to own property and enter into contracts.
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They sought the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution.
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They hoped to elect the nation’s first female president.
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They wanted women to gain equal pay for equal work.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle-victory took decades of agitation and protest.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its objective was to get the right to vote for women.
Detailed explanation-4: -During America’s early history, women were denied some of the basic rights enjoyed by male citizens. For example, married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money they might earn, and no female had the right to vote. Women were expected to focus on housework and motherhood, not politics.