Women In The 1920's

Life for women changed drastically over time throughout the years of 1880 to 1920. Some of these changes included inequality in education and job rights, certain rights after marriage, the inability to vote. The women of the 19th and 20th century believed they could be more than just a housewife for men, but rather gain better rights as a women. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked as a team to promote equal women’s rights during 1880-1920. They both created and published a woman's newspaper called the “Revolution” from 1868-1870. Anthony and Stanton also created the first women's group called the “National Woman Suffrage Association”. The first meeting that was held about women’s rights started the women’s suffrage movement.

The husband basically was in charge of everything for the household and the wife would cook and clean. This is shown in “Rights for Women: The suffrage Movement and its Leaders” states, “After marriage women did not have the right to own their property, keep their own wages, or sign a contract.” (Right for Women) This shows the many restrictions women had when married during the progressive era. With these rights women also was required to do domestic work around the house and take care of the children in the family. During the 1920’s also known as the “Roaring 20’s” is the year where women started gaining more rights within a marriage. This is shown when McDougal Littell states, “Many middle-class men and women began to view marriage as more of an equal partnership, although both agreed that housework and child-rearing remained a women’s job.’ (The Americans) This shows that women’s rights changed in a positive way from a limited relationship to an equal partnership. Women in a marriage is now viewed as a fair partnership between the husband and the wife still including the same role as a housewife. As a married woman in the 1800’s their rights have changed from being only the housewife to having an equal fair partnership between their

Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony saw eye to eye on women’s rights and wanted to take action. This is shown in “The 19th Amendment” article where it states, “In 1869, Stanton and Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with their eyes on a federal constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote.” (19th Amendment) This shows that Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were one of the first women to represent women's inability to vote. They were a team that created a group called the National Woman Suffrage Association to represent the voices of women and start the idea of the 19th amendment. After the introduction of the 19th amendment, it took the government many years for it to be officially ratified. This is also shown in the “19th Amendment” article where it states, “On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified by U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby, women finally achieved the long-sought right to vote throughout the United States.” (19th Amendment) This shows that the 19th Amendment was officially passed by U.S. Secretary of State in the year of 1920. The 19th Amendment is a law that was passed to allow women the right to vote influenced by two female leaders Stanton and Anthony. Before women had the inability to vote but now the 19th Amendment was passed that gained women a major right that enables them to have a