Suffragists During The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age was a period during the late 19th century, consisting of economic growth, mainly in the Northern and Western parts of America. American wages for workers became much higher than in Europe, which appealed to millions of immigrants. The rise of industrialization meant, even with the labor force expanding, wages in the US advanced from 1860 to 1890, and continued to advance after that. During this time period, there were many problems all throughout the country. One very huge argument throughout the US, was about women’s rights. The women’s rights movement shows how women’s suffragists influenced women all over the country resulting in there being an amendment allowing women the right to vote. During the Progressive Era, two progressive

Both Margaret Sanger and Alice Paul influenced other women to stand up for what they believe in. Because of all of the women who stood up for their rights, today throughout the US there are no problems with the equality of women. Now, all citizens know that anyone who lives in the United States has completely equal rights for everything. Overall, during the late 19th century, women finally rose against the inequality being shown across the country resulting in equal rights for all women and men today. Many women stood up for themselves during this time period, but one reformer who truly impacted the future was Margaret

Margaret Sanger and Alice Paul were both very influential reformers during the Progressive Era. Although they both were working to benefit women across the country, there is a contrast between the way that they accomplished this.Both women successfully accomplished their goal of allowing women to have more rights. However, their ways of doing things were quite different. Margaret Sanger was trying to make birth control open to all women, and Alice Paul was simply trying to get women the right to vote. The difference in these two reformers was that Sanger was trying to benefit the women with a product, and Paul was trying to benefit the women with more of an abstract idea. Sanger’s method was very successful because the Supreme Court listened right away, and Sanger did not have to go through as much trouble as Paul. Alice Paul on the other hand, had to face imprisonment, with many consequences while in custody such as force feeding. Although both reformers benefited women today, Alice Paul was more successful in spreading her belief. Paul went through a lot to allow women to get the right to vote, and her story has been heard all over the world. She believes “ the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.” Overall, without both of these progressive reformers, woman would still be treated