Women around the world were excluded from voting and gained the right to vote with the Suffrage Movement. The United States was not the first country to allow women to vote.

When American women were allowed to vote, many changes, in their lives, occurred. How did the Women's Suffrage Movement impact the world and why did we need it? ...

In the United States, Women of all races have long been discriminated against and they started a Women's rights movement that began during the time of abolishing slavery.

During the American Revolution, women had very few rights. For example, women could not own property if they were married. When a woman did get married, their identity was erased and concealed. Not only did women have to change their names to their husbands', but all personal property they owned became their husbands'. If women worked outside of home, all the money they earned was given to their husbands.

So long as the husband provided food, clothing, and shelter to their wife, she was not allowed to leave him. Another right that women could not receive was: education.

If you wanted higher education, it was not available for women. Women, not only couldn't get well-educated, they could not have a profession in medicine, law, and ministry.

These conditions did not improve for women for quite some time after the American Revolution. Women were not granted the right to vote in any state except New Jersey. At first, women in New Jersey were allowed to vote if they were owners of taxpaying properties. Then, this changed to only men who had taxpaying properties could vote. As you can see, women had very few rights and were excluded from participation in society.

Did you know that the United States was not the first country to grant women the right to vote?

In the 19th-century people began to wonder why women couldn't vote, and people tried to change this. In Great Britain, Women's suffrage was first advocated by Mary Wollstonecraft.

In 1876, a petition was presented to the society, which demanded the vote for women and contained about 1550 signatures. The struggle to vote was particularly intense in Great Britain and the United States.

But these countries were not the first to allow women to vote. In the early 20th century, women had won the right to vote in national elections in New Zealand (1893), Australia (1902), Finland (1906), and Norway (1913). After World War 1, women in Europe began to spread the word of Women's suffrage.

In a number of European countries, women were then granted the right to vote. It took a long time to convince countries that women could vote in national elections as well.

Finally, after World War 2, most of Europe had granted women the privilege to vote and were able to vote in every election.

The last jurisdiction in Europe to grant the right to vote was a canton in Switzerland in 1991. Now, the United States and other countries have allowed women to vote, but there are still barriers that limit women's rights.

The Women's Suffrage movement has impacted the U.S.A. A question was asked at the end of the 20th century to Americans,' what were the most important events in the century?' Women getting the right to vote was ranked in the top 3 important events.

Allowing women to vote made it possible for women to become familiar faces in elected offices and this helped change the way society thinks of women.

By the early twentieth century, women were finally able to attend colleges and to train for professions.

Since women had more opportunities, it led to more and more women to their potential in careers and life. Women still had less pay than men, but it was a huge difference from the previous years. Now, women have the right to vote and have equal pay, for the most part.

In conclusion, the Women's Suffrage movement allowed women to gain the right to vote. Women gaining the right to vote changed the United States, even if it was a decade-long fight to win this right. It took many activists and campaigns to finally receive all the rights and responsibilities that a man has. Women were treated differently and looked down on, and the movement allowed this to start changing. Women have worked hard to earn the privilege to vote. Acknowledging this today will help women continue to be heard and participate equally in society.

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