Summary

In 1919, after an over 70-year battle, women were granted the right to vote across the United States. Early activists first proposed a constitutional amendment in 1848 which was voted down several times over the years before finally being passed. Some Western states did grant women the vote earlier, but it was not granted nation-wide until 1919. Furthermore, Native American women were often largely left out of the suffrage movement and many people and groups, particularly in the South, also excluded African American women. Activist Mary Church Terrell was particularly effective in furthering the cause of African American women. Alice Paul was also an important activist. She staged a suffrage parade in Washington during the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and women came from all over the country to participate. The over five thousand marchers were organized by groups, but African...