the right to vote - APEX
the right to vote (apex)
The US Constitution.
Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.
A spirit of independence in the west.-APEX
Is this about US History? If so, good examples from the 19th century include the Abolitionist movement, aimed at abolishing slavery. Another is the temperance movement, with strong leadership from the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and another is the women's suffrage movement seeking voting rights for women. In the 20th century, the Civil Rights Movement, the feminist movement and the anti-abortion movement are good examples (the latter two frequently opposed each other).
Some of the facts about the suspension of constitutional rights in the US during the US Civil War was limited powers that were weakened further by the Bill of Rights.
the right to vote - APEX
Is U.S. women's rights to vote a conflict or compromise?
the right to vote
Women rights conventions
The US Constitution.
Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.
1920
women did not have equal rights and we thout women should not go to war.
Military service for women
In 1920, the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote in the US.
At the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, they fought for equal treatment under the law and voting rights for women.
Women were not aloud to vote because it was not a women's job at the time and rights were not equal