QUESTION

5. The early decades of the 20th century saw the final push to pass an amendment giving women the right to vote. That dream finally became a reality–after 75 years of campaign and agitating!–in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. This weeks readings, online exhibits and lectures offer much background on the woman suffrage movement. Using theses sources, construct an essay describing the suffrage movement during the early 20th century and the efforts that finally led to the final victory of allowing women to cast a ballot. And–the most important consideration–why did it take so long for women to achieve this goal?