The fight for the right to vote was a difficult process which latest many years and involved many people. Sometimes they arrested the leaders for protesting. The leaders were sometimes sent to prison or could have been hanged. This is why many people gave up the fight. There were still people who persevered for women rights. Guess what? They succeeded.

There were many people who gave up fighting for women’s rights. Some women thought the right to vote was going to lead to war against the opposite sex. They knew if they went to war, the men would win because they were stronger and some were more experienced. Other women wanted none of this to happen because it would be a major change in their life style. They wanted men to choose their president. They wanted to go on with their normal life. These women thought their lives were perfectly fine. Many others thought that getting the right to vote was impossible. It was almost as if they knew the president was going to disagree with this idea. They also thought doing this was a waste of time.

Even though there were people who gave up, there were people who stuck up for women rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked for the National American Woman's Suffrage as the first president. NAWSA was very important during this time. This is where the women meet and make plans where they are going to protest next or which court they are going to protest against. Susan B. Anthony also worked for NAWSA as the second president. Both these women were famous for women’s rights because they were the type of women who never gave up. These women were stubborn, worked very hard and they were successful in reaching their goals. Alice Paul also worked with the suffrage movement but in England. Though she was sent to jail often, she never gave up. Many other women followed these incredible women's paths.

After their hard work, these important women succeeded. These women held protests and they also fought in court. Anthony and Stanton held demonstrations. Their hard work paid off! The nineteenth amendment was passed on 1920 and was ratified on August eighteenth of that year. This amendment let women have the right to vote. Most importantly, women have the same rights as men today!

These women worked very hard for the nineteenth amendment to be passed. They went through very hard times, and had their lives disrupted, but they never gave up. This means women, now have the right to vote.

For more information:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/history.htm

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