Title: Women's Rights in America - Historyplex
Headings: Women’s Rights in America
Women’s Rights in America
Position of Women in Colonial Times
Seneca Falls Convention and the ‘Declaration of Sentiments’
Right to Vote in America and the World War 1
Women’s Civil Rights Movement in America
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Content: Finally, it was in the year 1920 that women were granted the right to vote, through the nineteenth amendment to the US constitution, passed in the year 1919. World War 1, which lasted from 1914 to 1918, had a big role to play in this movement. In fact, women got their voting rights, largely due to this world war. When president Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that the world war was a war of democracy, many women protested and agitated, demanding democratic right to vote, which was finally granted by the president through the nineteenth amendment. Women’s Civil Rights Movement in America
Women’s role in society and granting of civil rights to them mainly took place due to economic considerations. After the great depression and the stock market crash which took place in the year 1929, many women had to compulsorily work outside their homes to supplement their family income. When World War 2 broke out, men had to leave their homes to serve as soldiers in the army. This created a labor shortage, which was compensated by the women. Many entered the workforce during this time, making them important contributors in their families’ income. The economic expansion that took place between the 1950 and 1970, further helped many American women to become part of the workforce.