USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -While women were not always united in their goals, and the fight for women’s suffrage was complex and interwoven with issues of civil and political rights for all Americans, the efforts of women like Ida B. Wells and Alice Paul led to the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 19th Amendment makes it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based on their sex, which effectively granted women the right to vote. It was first introduced to Congress in 1878 and was finally certified 42 years later in 1920.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vice President Thomas Marshall, flanked by suffragists, signs the Susan B. Anthony Amendment in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in the Capitol. Upon Tennessee’s approval on August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.

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.