RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Women only desired marriage, they gave up on education
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Women no longer only desired marriage, but they also desired education
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It stimulated important policy changes but left many reform goals unachieved. It helped women, above all white women, find new footings in government agencies, political parties, and elected offices-and, in time, even run for president-and yet left most outside the halls of power.
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: -They battled racism, economic oppression and sexual violence-along with the law that made married women little more than property of their husbands. Voting wasn’t their only goal, or even their main one.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 19th Amendment helped millions of women move closer to equality in all aspects of American life. Women advocated for job opportunities, fairer wages, education, sex education, and birth control.