The Suffering for Women's Suffrage Ends!!!!

By:Susannah Godfrey

Finally, after decades of struggle, women have been granted the right to vote! On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the nineteenth amendment to the U.S. constitution. This amendment now prohibits any state or federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote due to that person’s sex.

Even though this news comes as excitement to women across the nation, a long road was journeyed in order to reach this marvelous victory. In early years women were seen as only a caretaker of home and family, with no rights whatsoever. Over time views have shifted and women have slowly but surely gained power and independence. For example, back in 1848 many women gathered at the Seneca Falls Convention. Women Rights’ activist such as Susan B. Anthony, Margret Fuller, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized and conducted the meeting. In this meeting, women rallied for political, social, and educational rights. This convention set off a chain reaction of women rights’ activist that would last up until this day.

Due to the strong women that stood up for their beliefs, women young and old everywhere can now partake of the sweet fruits of liberty. The battle is over! Women now at last can begin to develop their own places in the American society