Women and Political Power

Countless American women played an important role in U.S. History. They stood up for their rights and the issues they believed in. They fought for their political power and for being accepted in politics.  

1770s - Protest against the british

American women participated strongly in the protests against the british conquerers. Some of them didn't use british material anymore, what was a little part of the protest, or they took more active roles, as Mary Goddard, a printer who printed the first copy of the Declaration of Independence.

1848

Women suffered from their unequal status in society, their lack of suffrage and that they weren't allowed to vote. 

In 1848, two great women - Elisabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott  founded the first women suffrage movement in the US. at the Seneca Falls, N.Y.

They demanded more rights for women pus the right to vote. 

1920 - Right to vote

Women started to demonstrate, to get the attention of the public for their problems so they would support the Amendment. 

In 1920, more than fifty years after the first demandment for more rights for women, the United States adopted the Nineteenth Amandment, which allowed women to vote.  

1972 - 1982 - Equal Right Movement

When women entered the workforce, they noticed, that there's still a lack of equal payment for equal work. 

Although many people supported the Equal Right Amendment, they feared it would prompt unwanted change. 

The Amendment failed to be ratified for the Constitution. 

2001 - Women in Congress

Many women have made their way into leading positions - politically as well as socially and economically. 

In the 107th Congress, 60 women served the House and 13 women served the Senate. 

by Miriam