19th Amendment Dbq Essay - 1257 Words

Emilie Carter Professor Sutton American History II 24 October 2017 The Road to the 19th Amendment â€Å"To the wrongs that need resistance, to the right that needs assistance, to the future in the distance, give yourselves.† These are the powerful words of Carrie Chapman Catt, a notorious American Women’s Suffrage leader who had a tremendous impact on the Women’s Right Movement, and the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. This inspirational quote not only symbolizes the Women’s Rights Movement and what it stood for, but also shows a glimpse of just how determined and driven women were to make a difference then, and for the future. The 19th amendment to the constitution of the United States guarantees all women nationwide the right to vote,†¦show more content†¦They used this, along with the petitioning of Congress, at the First Women’s Rights Convention on July 19th, 1848 in Seneca Falls, NY. About 300 women attended this convention, and as the conclusion, 68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments. This was composed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton after the Declaration of Independence and outlined the rights that women should be granted, such as equality. The methods of lobbying and petitions are also used following the Seneca Falls Convention, especially later during the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson from 1913-1921. President Woodrow Wilson, at the time, officially passed the bill that granted women the right to vote in 1920. In addition to lobbying and petitioning, women’s suffragists also used parades during the movement as another popular tactic in the hope of gaining the attention of Congress. Multiple women’s suffrage parades were held from 1908 into further years. These parades included marches and protesting, demanding their right to vote. The first ever suffrage parade was held in February of 1908, by a small new militant group called the American Suffragettes. 23 women protested up Broadway street to a hall on East 23rd Street in New York City. Many other small parades occurred a fter this, including the first real parade in New York City with automobiles and over 400 women on May 21st, 1910. The most elaborate parade,