The Women's Suffrage Movement

The Women's Suffrage Movement was a campaign that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, aimed at securing the right to vote for women. Activists organized rallies, wrote petitions, and engaged in civil disobedience to challenge societal norms and legal barriers. Key figures like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton played significant roles. The movement highlighted the importance of women's voices in democracy. In the United States, it culminated in the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granting women the legal right to vote, significantly advancing gender equality and empowering women politically.