Hunter College (Essay Question #3)
POLSC 110, Section 2 Spring 2016
Karapin
The women’s suffrage movement and the civil rights movement mobilized strongly and had major effects on policy due to socioeconomic changes, use of new strategies and tactics, and international factors. One of the causes why the women’s suffrage movement was able to mobilize strongly and have major effects on policy was due to socioeconomic changes. In the beginning, the women’s suffrage movement was mainly made up of middle class women who lived in cities and towns. These women demanded suffrage due to the fact that they were educated and had a profession (Keyssar 2000, p. 193). Their knowledge and experience changed their view of what the social norm