Women Gain the Right to Vote
A “new woman” had emerged in the 1920s; these strong women wanted the same treatment and freedoms men had always received, as well as economic and political rights. Women would have to constantly compete with men in both business and political status, while also striving for a contractual role in marriage (Freedman, 1974).
The nineteenth amendment, ratified on August 18th, 1920, prohibited any U.S. citizen to be denied to vote based on their sex. The ratification of the amendment visualized the difficult struggle women had gone through and was the culmination of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States (Clemens, 2004).
In correlation with this was the Equal Rights Amendment, written by Alice Paul. This amendment was proposed to Congress in 1923, unfortunately, it was never passed. (Dumeni, 2007).
Although The Equal Rights Amendment was not approved by Congress, it inspired women worldwide and was eventually seen as the end of one historical period, giving birth to a new age (Clemens, 2004).
The nineteenth amendment, ratified on August 18th, 1920, prohibited any U.S. citizen to be denied to vote based on their sex. The ratification of the amendment visualized the difficult struggle women had gone through and was the culmination of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States (Clemens, 2004).
In correlation with this was the Equal Rights Amendment, written by Alice Paul. This amendment was proposed to Congress in 1923, unfortunately, it was never passed. (Dumeni, 2007).
Although The Equal Rights Amendment was not approved by Congress, it inspired women worldwide and was eventually seen as the end of one historical period, giving birth to a new age (Clemens, 2004).