The Fight for Women’s Right to Vote

While men were off at war, women were left to tend to their country and keep up the economy, filling in many of the vacant jobs left by the men. Women, now being more involved in the nation, became more interested in having the right to vote. To help prove that they were deserving of this change, women would protest, pass movements and argue for their rights. Women became more interested in the nation's political state and need after they were more included in the workforce. Women began to protest for better rights. They decided to lead voting marches in hopes to be recognized by the government. Their higher involvement with the nation was enough to convince the community that they may be deserving of something more, specifically, the right to vote.

With many of the men off at war, new products were necessary to help strengthen the army. These products would be produced by women. Women were not only taking over the men's former jobs, (which after the war would be reclaimed by the men) they were also developing a lot of new technology and machinery the help enforce their armies, something the men rarely had to do beforehand. In the years of World War One, (1914-1918) multiple locations were influenced by these empowering women. Although no huge changes took place during these four years, some countries were able to make good progress, one of these being Russia, giving women the right to vote in 1918. Canada, in 1916 allowed for most women to vote, and in 1917, the rules became more specific of the women that were eligible to vote. As for other countries, most of the growth took place after 1920. For some countries, it wasn’t until 1970 (Alaska) to the 1980s that women could vote.

For years women have done their best to achieve equal rights. Over several years many actions have been done to help with women's suffrage, though now in 2019, women still are not treated completely fair. A Lot has happened in over 100 years to help improve the society around the world, and many countries are going through different experiences. In the US specifically, in 1920, the 19th amendment was put into place, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”. This pretty much meant that the right to vote would not be denied due to gender. The 19th amendment helped women greatly and ended many protests. These are only a few examples of what has happened around the world to help end women's suffrage.