What is women's suffrage? Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. Did women always have the right to vote? Women have not always had the right to vote. In the United States, women could finally vote in 1920 at ages eighteen or older. Even when African-American males had the right to vote, women still could not vote. This includes white women as well as black women. How has women's suffrage affected the government today? In the present time, the right for women to vote is great. It presents a more accurate representation of the political views of the United States as a whole.
How Does This Connect to Class?
This connects to class because it deals with the voting rights guaranteed to us in the U.S Constitution.
Questions to Ponder:
1. How do you feel about the many women's suffrage movements?
2. Do you think it is fair for women to have the right to vote?
More Links For Women's Suffrage:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage
2. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage1900/a/august_26_wed.htm
