19th Amendment Research Paper

Ayelyn Yochim CP American History Mr. Elders 22 March, 2024 The 19th Amendment The 19th amendment and the events leading up to it directly impacted women's rights, and positively helped women be viewed as equal in the early American Society. The 19th Amendment states that, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on the account of sex.”(Constitution Annotated Page 1.) Some of the major things that happened after the 19th amendment that women started advocating for include, women's rights to education, job opportunities, fair wages, and things like birth control. The Women's Suffrage movement, being the cause of the 19th Amendment, had a very incredible and extremely …show more content…
Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and many other strong and powerful women at the time. They used many methods to advocate for women's rights. These included parades, petitions, hunger strikes, rallies, and many other tactics. The first major event in the Women’s Rights Movement was the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. “There, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which modeled on the Declaration of Independence, outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement.” (alvernia.libguides.com Page 1). After the 19th amendment was added, women gained the confidence to advocate for their rights to education. Women were more interested and involved in advocating for improvements in access to education for women and younger girls. This is important because before the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution, “Only 2 percent of all 18-24 year olds were enrolled in a greater institution of education” (Brookings Page 1). This greatly impacted society, and many changes in society were made. There are significant efforts being made in order to expand educational opportunities for …show more content…
At the time, women were expected to have children and their purpose was to care for them. After the 19th amendment was passed, this just so happened to change. Women started being able to manage a job, and keeping up with a household. With birth control being a new option, married couples were able to use it in order to limit the number of children they wanted. This allowed women to have more control over their bodies, and be able to plan around a timeline since they were now able to choose when they wanted to have children. With women being able to work just the same as men and birth control being an option, there was lots of sexual harassment within the workplace. This ended up leading to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. Sexual harassment in the workplace was also highlighted as an issue. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act,“ prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnancy discrimination involves treating an individual –– an applicant or employee –– unfavorably in any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoffs, training, fringe benefits (such as leave and health insurance), and any other terms or conditions of

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