The Development of a Campaign for Women's Suffrage in Early 1870's The campaign for women's suffrage gathered support after 1870, mainly because of a growing number of women who, through education, realised society was extremely unequal and recognised a need for change through action. The Forster act of 1870 which gave compulsory primary education to girls, was a landmark event that meant the women of the future would have the ability to question the inequalities of a chauvinistic society. Other important factors were an increased awareness of women's suppression throughout society, the general public's changing view of a women's place, not just in the home but at work and the growing economic power that women had inevitably gained through an increasing presence in the workplace. These reasons meant that by 1897 an organised, nationwide movement, the 'National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies' (NUWSS), had been formed to fight for the rights of women. The NUWSS were campaigning for these rights because they saw that the laws of the land were hugely sexist. Not only were a woman's legal rights owned her husband but her body was also his legal property. When it came to divorce a man only had to prove one of the three grounds of divorce (adultery, cruelty and desertion) in order to divorce his wife, where as a woman had to prove 2 of the 3 and often had added difficulty in arguing their case in a court. It was these types of injustices that inspired many women to campaign for change. In 1866 only the most privileged of men had the ability to vote on the government that would run the country but a parliamentary reform bill ... ... middle of paper ... ...ociety's changing opinion of women was further helped along its way by the war and many peoples prejudges were undermined but it was certainly changing before the war began. The numerous alternations to laws between 1860 and 1912 clearly show represent that and votes for women was the obvious next step from those laws. There was also a large amount of support in the house of parliament for women's suffrage before the war began which of course developed with time. I do think that women over the age of thirty gained the vote in 1918, partly because of their involvement in the war effort. However, the war took place only in the last four years of an extensive fifty-year campaign. It just took the war to prove, along with the campaign for suffrage, that there is no place for sexism and inequality in a democratic society.
the laws and male African Americans at a certain age, were now given the ballot.
Women were trying to get the vote for many years before 1900, however this was not a serious concern and they were not doing much to achieve this. However in 1900 this all changed. The NUWSS (Suffragists) and the WSPU (Suffragettes) were set up in the early years of 1900; their goal was to allow women to get the vote. Their reason was that women were already allowed to work on city councils and become doctors, some notable ones too such as Florence Nightingale. The NUWSS believed that if women were house owners and had respectable jobs they should be allowed to vote. This is because men who were allowed to vote could be white slave owners and lunatics so why could these men vote and women could not? Notably however Queen Elizabeth herself proclaimed that women should not get muddled up with the world of politics.
All adult women finally got the vote with the Nineteenth Amendment, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, in 1920.
Women's Suffrage in the right of women to share political privileges on equal terms with men, the right to vote in elections and referendums, and the right to hold public office. The women's suffrage was a worldwide issue that had begun a long time before the 19th century. The issues involving women's right to vote was aroused in 1839 when the American Missionary Association began to work to develop education opportunities for blacks and other minorities in the U.S. which begun with the defending of the slaves of the Amistad. (Banner, Lois W. 1,NP)
Women, like black slaves, were treated unequally from the male before the nineteenth century. The role of the women played the part of their description, physically and emotionally weak, which during this time period all women did was took care of their household and husband, and followed their orders. Women were classified as the “weaker sex” or below the standards of men in the early part of the century. Soon after the decades unfolded, women gradually surfaced to breathe the air of freedom and self determination, when they were given specific freedoms such as the opportunity for an education, their voting rights, ownership of property, and being employed.
been able to vote at the legal age men were. At least they had drawn
women over the age of 30 were allowed to vote for the first time. This
As the 19th century progressed, women were quite successful as they were able to get the civil rights such as to vote in local elections. However, some women wanted the right to vote in parliamentary elections. These women joined a campaign called the suffrage movement. I will explain all the factors of why women didn’t gain the right to vote before 1914 in this essay.
...n’s effort to make themselves and those of their sex equals worked, Stanton, Anthony among others, continued to speak and write about what they believed was right and by the year 1919 The 19th amendment was added that granted all citizens the right to vote, despite sex. The amendment was ratified on August 18th, 1920.
fought for their rights to vote. In the nineteenth century, only white men were allow to vote, and if any women were
... to stop in order to help their country flight the war. They understand they needed to helping on the home front and this was the time for them to step up and show the British Parliament how valuable they are to their country. Lobbying did take place quietly, some women suffrage groups saw this time for to show they can do the same jobs as men and contribute to the war efforts. In 1918 passed the Representation of the People Act and enfranchising women over the age of 30 who meet property qualifications. This act was the stating of women gaining equality to men. Even though, women had to meet qualifications to vote, it was a start in changing society view on women’s rights. In 1928, ten year after the Representation of the People Act, the Conservative government passed the Representation of the People Act finally giving women vote right to all over the age of 21.
Since males acquired all the assets and children during a divorce, a woman’s only hope to gain freedom and assets was to rel...
There was a time when women typically maintained the home and raised children while the husbands were the sole bread-winners for the family finances. However, times have changed and so have women’s rights and expectations for divorce, education, an...
marriage, divorce and the use of pre-nuptial agreements. We have used the principles of game
(divorce). It says that both a man and a woman have an equal right to