The Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote. Passed in 1920, this amendment was the result of the work of thousands of women over the course of many years. Activists such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked tirelessly to help women earn the right to vote. Anthony and Stanton helped create national groups that fought for women's rights. Prior to the Nineteenth Amendment passing, some northern and western states allowed women to vote, but the activists supporting women's rights wanted it to be a federal law that women could vote. Finally, on August 26th 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment passed when Tennessee became the final state to ratify the amendment.
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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was an activist who organized groups in support of ending slavery and women's rights. Born in 1820, Anthony was a teacher and in the 1850s became active in the Temperance Movement in New York. Through this, she met people like Frederick Douglass which led to her involvement to the anti-slavery movement. Ultimately, she was a strong voice for women's rights. When the Fourteenth Amendment was passed giving African Americans the right to vote, she fought to add women to the amendment. She worked tirelessly for women's rights. She died in 1906, 14 years before the Nineteenth Amendment passed, giving women the right to vote.
What comparison can be made between the two passages?
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Both passages explain how Susan B. Anthony was involved with many causes and could not focus her time on the fight for women’s rights.
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Both passages explain how Susan B. Anthony was unsuccessful in her fight for women’s rights.
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Both passages explain how Susan B. Anthony was the most important activist in the fight for women’s rights.
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Both passages explain how Susan B. Anthony worked extremely hard to help women gain the right to vote.