7. The political campaign for women in the USA (1865-1960) - The 19th Amendment
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- Created on: 04-06-17 15:46
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- The political
campaign
for women
in the USA
(1865-1960) - The 19th Amendment
- Being given vote probably did not occur because of massive change of mind and heart by American men that women deserved vote as matter of natural justice and inherent democratic right
- Still faced discrimination in terms of wages, social attitudes and ability to exercise rights
- By 1919, Congress was willing to pass 19th Amendment giving all American women right to vote
- Effective from 1920
- Gaining vote could be seen as:
- Reward for war work
- Symbolic extension of US democracy
- Extension of movements towards giving women political rights, seen in some states before war
- Major move towards using women's particular interests and abilities on a national scale
- Did not mean women could gain everything they wanted
- Once women in Congress had to conform to male-dominated society
- Voting in way husbands favoured
- Broader context:
- Much economic and social change during war proved to be short lived
- Right to vote did not cure all evils
- AA women in North on whole fared better than ones in South
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