How Protests from 1913 to 1920 Led to the 19th Amendment
Location
Snydor Performance Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Oral presentation
Entry Number
2315
Start Date
4-16-2025 9:45 AM
End Date
4-16-2025 10:00 AM
School
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department
History
Abstract
The women’s suffrage movement from 1913 to 1920 was a time of intense protest and activism in the United States, as women fought resolutely for the right to vote. Following years of very little progress through petitions and lobbying, suffragists started adopting more visible tactics to draw attention to their cause. Organizations like the National Woman’s Party, led by Alice Paul, organized pickets, marches, and hunger strikes, which challenged both the government’s reluctance to allow women to vote and societal norms at the time. These protests, many of which were held in front of the White House, increased public attention, exposing the lengths women were willing to go to achieve equality. The persistence of these activists, often at the expense of facing violence and possibly being arrested, ultimately helped to shift public and government opinion, leading to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Lisa Crutchfield Dr. Nichole Sanders Dr. Lindsay Michie
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
History
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How Protests from 1913 to 1920 Led to the 19th Amendment
Snydor Performance Hall
The women’s suffrage movement from 1913 to 1920 was a time of intense protest and activism in the United States, as women fought resolutely for the right to vote. Following years of very little progress through petitions and lobbying, suffragists started adopting more visible tactics to draw attention to their cause. Organizations like the National Woman’s Party, led by Alice Paul, organized pickets, marches, and hunger strikes, which challenged both the government’s reluctance to allow women to vote and societal norms at the time. These protests, many of which were held in front of the White House, increased public attention, exposing the lengths women were willing to go to achieve equality. The persistence of these activists, often at the expense of facing violence and possibly being arrested, ultimately helped to shift public and government opinion, leading to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.