The Fight For Women's Suffrage

http://www.history.com/topics/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage

I learned that women were not automatically granted the right to vote and had to work and fight for the 19th amendment to the Constitution long and hard. It wasn't until less than a century before that women gained the right to vote. Women's rights activist such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott made it possible for women to have a voice. Movements and protests led by various women leaders help shape the ground for adding the amendment. To me this subject is very important because today I know I am able to have a say in the future of our country. Once I turn 18 I will be able to vote for the person I think will best lead me which is a great privilege.  

Women's History in America

 http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm

I learned that throughout history women have generally been looked up as lower than men and given different legal rights in society. Although the tables have drastically turned now, women's role is society before the 20th century was still a struggle. With the formations of various group and reform movements women never stopped fighting to expand their rights. I learned that views on women have been around as early as the Romans, who believed women were similar to children and inferior. They have always been looked upon as the weaker sex, incapable of performing tasks of a man. It was believed that they should have no say in government or the future in America because of their lack of knowledge and capabilities. The traditional look of a women is said to be a stay at home mother, domestic, and one who does not work yet tends for the family which today is very different. I feel very strongly about this issue and I do agree that women's roles have drastically improved through out the years. We are very lucky.

The topic I would like to explore is how have women's role in society has affected our country today. This topic is important to me because being a women who's hope is to be successful in life it is important for me to recognize how far we have come. From being labeled inferior to men to filling high positions in government and running for office, women have come quite far in American society today. I find it interesting how great women of our past have shaped and brightened the road for us today. Influential leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, and Susan B. Anthony have raised the bar for women and allowed them to have a voice in the future of our nation. This topic is worth researching because it is important for not only women but men to acknowledge the history of women and their rise to power today.