America's woman suffrage movement was founded in the mid 19th century by women who was politically activated in abolitionist and prohibition movements. The first national women's right convention was held in 1850 and then repeatedly annually. 15th amendment was passed for black males to be able to vote but not for females. Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton pushed for women suffrage by organizing groups and by the 1890 in Wyoming became the first state to allow women to vote. Role of women changed. They started to get an education and bearing less children and three more states agreed to let women vote. By 1920 the 19th amendment was born.
Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/19th-amendment-adopted
This was a very informative post! I learned a whole bunch from it. (I see your figurative language in the last sentence, tryina get all fancy)
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