Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 1
The struggle of women to win the right to vote was linked to that of African Americans, and they often worked together for common goals.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 2
Leaders in the women's suffragette movement tried to win the right to vote with the passing of the 14th Amendment, but were denied it.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 3
In 1872 women tried to vote and, when they could not, they took their case to the judicial system.
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60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 4
Wyoming was among the first to give women the right to vote, and through the efforts of leaders in the suffrage movement, over half the states had followed suit by 1918.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 5
The changing roles of women in World War I gave added momentum to women's struggle for the right to vote, eventually leading to the 19th Amendment.