Women's Contribution to the War and Their Right to Vote I agree partially that women's contribution to the war helped them gain the vote for over 30s in 1918. But I don't agree that it was the only reason that they got the vote, there were many different arguments as to why they gained the franchise in 1918 but there are three main ones and these are the arguments I will be discussing. I believe that all three of these arguments aid in the progression of granting women's Suffrage, but not one is responsible entirely. When the First World War was declared, women decided to abandon their Suffrage campaigning and join together with men to defend their country. This can be analysed in two different ways. Either they wanted to help defend their country from the Central Powers purely through their strong nationalism, or they saw the opportunity to show the government that they were able to handle the country while most men were away fighting. Women were still just as passionate about gaining the right to vote during the First World War, but now they had seen a new way to go about this campaign. In 1914, there were still jobs regarded as men's jobs and those regarded as women's jobs. With many men away on military duty, women had to step in and take over. A poster produced by the government in 1916 (source F) shows that the government was also keen for women to step into the men's jobs. Working as a munitions worker would have definitely have been considered a man's job but now the government needed the women to help. Many occupations acted similarly to this for women between 1914 and 1918. For example in 1914 only 2,000 women worked in government offices, by 1918 this had risen to 225,000 (source G). There was also a women's army corps set up. There are many contradicting reasons to the giving of suffrage to some women after the war. Some people believe it was due to the efforts and
Socially, America was gaining strength, with women such as Jane Addams, a women's rights activist, entering the progressive fight. According to a study, the percent of eligible voters who cast ballots in Presidential elections were at a somewhat steady rate from 1904 to 1916, ranging from 59-65%, but in the 1920 election, only 49% of eligible voters actually cast ballots. (Document J) Although some may argue that the percent decrease was due to most Americans not liking any of the elected Presidential candidates, and therefore not voting, this is untrue because this was the first election in which women could vote, which threw of the ratio of voters and non-voters. In addition, all four candidates running for the title of President, Debs, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, were all progressives, and wanted to reduce the number of trusts. This gave all voters, men or women, no incentive to vote. In the end of the election, Woodrow Wilson won, with 435 electoral votes, while Roosevelt had 88, and Taft received a mere e...
This was the only opportunity for work at the time for most. Politically, today's issues are handled differently and there is less support and teamwork within our society. In the 1930’s, the majority, including the candidates and congress, were supportive and willing to work together as one, and were not afraid to make mistakes to see what needed to be eliminated and what was a success that could be kept.
This was the 1867 Reform Act. In 1832, the Great Reform Act was passed, this allowed most middle class men to vote, but not working class men. But, the 1867 Reform Act changed that. This Act would have led to all men who had lived at the same address for 12 months being able to vote. This meant that many more working class men were able to vote in the General elections.
The time before the Revolutionary War women’s main role was in the home. They were the manufactures of the home, taking raw materials and turning them into household goods. The women were the consumers and before the Revolution they led the boycotts against British goods. During the Revolutionary War they became the men at home on top of the roles they already had. They became spies, nurses, propagandists, and even took over on the battlefield. After the Revolutionary War the push to go back to normalcy again put women back to where they were before the war as the household manufacturer. Inclusion during this time meant being allowed by society an independent and self-sustaining person. Inclusion also means being able to express an opinion and have that opinion be heard. Through the transition
All adult women finally got the vote with the Nineteenth Amendment, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, in 1920.
The "Roaring Twenties" were a turbulent time in American history. The United States had just returned from the carnage of World War I and was ready to revolutionize their ideas, morals, and most importantly, their presidents. The presidential election of 1920 was a particularly integral election due to the introduction of the right of women to vote and America's social & political unrest. Warren G. Harding, a Republican, defeated Democrat James M. Cox, on a platform that urged Americans to "return to normalcy". Normalcy was a play on words of normality by Harding, which meant to conform to the norm. But the question that stood on many historians was: Why did Americans actually vote to "return to normalcy"? The simple answer was that the nation was ready to recover from their wartime anxiety and wanted a country without financial or political stress and Harding was the president that promised that to them.
But as the war came to an end, things had changed and women who had
The role of woman in World War Two was an essential behind the scenes effort. Just as a cameraman is essential to the making of a movie the roles women played in the war was essential to our allied victory. In the war women provided food, clothing, funds, medical work, safety, knowledge and a safe and secure country to return to at the end of the war effort. All the help provided by women gave helped prove gender equality can work in society and helped lead to women's rights in our county.
Women's Right to Vote due to Their Contribution to the War Effort In 1918 a major milestone was reached in the fight for women's equality rights, this was women being granted suffrage by the government. During the physical endurance of the four years of the war, women proving themselves equal to men, they were rewarded the vote. The Electoral Reform bill was passed which granted voting rights to all female property owners over 30. Some historians say women were never given the vote; it was hard fought for and won.
The right to vote in the United States of America had always been a very important part of its society. The 1800s had brought about a different way of voting in the United States for white American men. The qualifications were
the laws and male African Americans at a certain age, were now given the ballot.
Throughout the 1800s, women across the world began establishing organizations to demand women’s suffrage in their countries. Today, there are still women in countries fighting for their right to vote. Some countries who’ve succeeded in the mid to late 1800s were Sweden and New Zealand. Once they expanded women’s suffrage, many other countries followed. Like Sweden, countries first granted limited suffrage to women and other countries approved to the full national level. Additionally, there were quite a few countries who had taken over a century to give women the right to vote, Qatar being a prime example. Although the fight for women’s suffrage varied in the United States, France, and Cuba in terms of length and process, each effort ultimately
Kale Reed, In previous times, the equality between men and women was at a dramatic difference. It is frequently believed that women's suffrage was desired and fought for only in England and the United States during the 19th century. Though these movements changed in their reasons and tactics, the battle for female suffrage, along with other women's rights concerns, cut through many national boundaries. Women's rights and suffrage changed drastically from the 1890s until the time of Nixon's Administration. During this time, women were treated poorly, and they felt as if they weren't equal to other citizens of the world, especially men.
"Working and Voting — Women in the 1920s." American History USA RSS. Web. 11 May 2014. http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/working-voting-women-1920s/
th, 1940, Europe was a very large battleground. The Nazi party of Germany had declared war on France and Britain, and was spreading throughout the continent like wildfire. They appeared to