Background Information
Seneca Falls
July 19, 1848-July 20, 1848
The Seneca Falls Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They realized the importance of woman's rights, after attending the World's Anti-Slavery Convention in London, where women were not allowed to vote, or even speak for that matter. The meeting spanned two days, and lasted six sessions. The convention was announced as being exclusively for women, men still showed their faces, but were told that they were not allowed to speak. At this meeting a "Declaration of Sentiments," was drawn up and signed by 100 out of the 300 people that attended the two day convention.
"Declaration of Sentiments"
The "Declaration of Sentiments," was a simple, yet complex document that was drawn up by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott, during the Seneca Falls Convention. The document used the "Declaration of Independence," as a model, and simply demanded equality with men before the law in both education and employment.
15th Amendment
Section 1. 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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The 15th amendement was ratified
February 3, 1870. This angered many women, because it gave ALL men the right to vote, but not women.
19th Amendment
Section 1. 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.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation
This is the biggest accomplishment of the woman's suffrage movement. This amendment finally gave women their right to vote. The amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920.