Women in southern history were truly great people. They made a huge impact on traditions, laws, and people's overall perspective of women. From the time of Reconstruction to Second Wave Feminism, the women were considered to be politicians, suffragists, and some would even classify them as heroes to other women in the world. They played major roles in stopping the segregation and discrimination against African American people, helping women gain the right to vote, and helping the men of that era gain progress. The women that were determined to make a change also made an impact on other women that thought there was no chance of women gaining any rights in the United States, including African American women. After women were exposed to such …show more content…
While some women fought for racial equality and anti-lynching, other women put their focus on gaining the right to vote. On May 15, 1989, four women by the names of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Lucy Stone founded the National Women's Suffrage Association. The National Women's Suffrage Association was founded because, in order for women to obtain voting rights, they wanted to have a constitutional amendment. While they started the most influential associations in the United States, there were other associations that also fought for women's suffrage. The Southern Women's Suffrage Association was also founded to help women gain voting rights. Laura Clay, of Kentucky. Clay wanted to express the views of the southern women without too much reference to the National Association. Though both groups of women were fighting to gain voting rights, the only difference was that the Southern Women's Suffrage Association reached out to women on a local level, and the National Women's Suffrage Association reached out to women all across the nation. The women worked very hard to gain their rights, and they eventually got what they had worked so hard to get. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed, and it granted American women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment was also called the "Anthony Amendment," in honor of one of the most influential suffragist leaders, Susan B. Anthony. …show more content…
Women made things possible that some people would think are absolutely impossible. They reached heights and achieved many different goals throughout the 1900s. The Women's Suffrage Movement united some women, but it also divided others. It united women by bringing them together to help each other gain the right to vote; however, it divided women because some women opposed gaining the right to vote. Overall, women were ultimately united during the Women's Suffrage Movement. Women were also united during the Progressive Era because all of them were working toward getting their education in order to educate others, and working in factories and getting better working conditions. All women of all races and social classes supported and united during both of the Feminist Movements. On the other hand, women divided during the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. Of course all African American women were united during these times, but the white women divided because, of course, most white women did not support other white women expressing their support toward African American people. Every woman's efforts were very effective and powerful. They made many huge differences in the United