Lesson 67 of 84 · Reform Movements
⭐ 30 XPWomen's Suffrage: The Fight for the Vote
Women's Suffrage was the movement aimed at granting women the right to vote, which gained significant momentum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Women's Suffrage was the movement aimed at granting women the right to vote, which gained significant momentum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Activists organized marches, wrote speeches, and lobbied lawmakers to change voting laws. The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 was a foundational event for this movement, and it culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which finally granted women the right to vote in the United States.
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The women's suffrage movement sought to grant women the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.
The Seneca Falls Convention was a key event in the suffrage movement.
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