Carrie Chapman Catt on the fight for women's suffrage
Carrie Chapman Catt on the fight for women's suffrage
Listen to Carrie Chapman Catt speaking about the long struggle for women's suffrage.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Listen to Carrie Chapman Catt speaking about the long struggle for women's suffrage.
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In her own words: Carrie Chapman Catt.
The organized women’s movement dates from 1848, when a convention to consider the rights of women was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
The committee drafting the list of woman’s wrongs found her grievances against the government of men to be the same number that American men had had against King George.
It took George Washington six years to rectify men’s grievances by war, but it took 72 years to establish women’s rights by law.
At least 1,000 legal enactments were necessary and every one was a struggle against ignorant opposition.
Woman suffrage is the long story of hard work and heartache crowned by victory.
The organized women’s movement dates from 1848, when a convention to consider the rights of women was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
The committee drafting the list of woman’s wrongs found her grievances against the government of men to be the same number that American men had had against King George.
It took George Washington six years to rectify men’s grievances by war, but it took 72 years to establish women’s rights by law.
At least 1,000 legal enactments were necessary and every one was a struggle against ignorant opposition.
Woman suffrage is the long story of hard work and heartache crowned by victory.