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__**By: Gianna, Bryane , and Eva Amendment 19: __** Neither the federal or state governments can deny the right to vote based on gender. This amendment states that women have the right to vote. This is important because it is bringing the genders together by allowing the two genders the same rights. compare with the issues they are applied today? The conflict between men and women started when The Declaration of Independence stated that all men were equal but it didnt say anything about womens equality. Many women had protested and disagreed with this statement and wanted to have the same rights as men. Women wanted the right to vote and thats what started the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment had a first attempt for ratifying however it failed. Then on June 4, 1919 the amendment was passed by congress, and then soon after the amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. __**Questions and Answers **__ **__: __ 1)** **When was amendment 19 passed and ratified?** This amendment was passed by Congress June 14, 1919. Then later ratified on August 18, 1920. Woman protested and petitioned to get their right for not only getting to vote but also to be seen as equal to men. This took one step closer to settling the controversy between the genders. Yes there were many women who stood up for there beliefs such as Elizabeth Cady. Elizabeth started a campaign for womens rights in 1848, at a Womens Rights Convention in Seneca, New York. Another woman who protested for her rights was Susan B. Anthony. In 1872 she took it upon herself to vote in Rochester, New York. She was later arrested, convicted, and fined. Susan never payed the fine. In one way she was committing a crime, but in another she was doing right by her gender.
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 * __Essential Question: __** How did the issue which prompted the creation of your amendment
 * __Backround Information: __**
 * 2) Why was this amendment put in action? **
 * 3)** **Were there any females who stood up for there rights? How did they take action?**

There were many men who signed the 19th amendment.Speaker Gillett, the members of the House Frank W. Mondell, majority leader; Champ Clark, and John E. Raker were all the men who signed the 19th amendment. This is more an opinion question, but this is still an important question. The amendment 19 is important today because now both genders, male and female won't be judged on the gender and will have the same rights. This amendment is also important today because life would be so different if the United States didn't have this amendment today. There would still be controversies between gender but also race because if we couldn't settle a problem between gender we wouldn't think anything about our different races. It only took a year or so for the amendment to be really ratified. Except Congress first tried to pass this Amendment in 1918, however passing the amendment failed by three votes. The Declaration of Independence states that all men are equal, however it states nothing of women's equality. It only took 144 years until the government finally gave women the right to vote in every state.
 * 4)** ** Who signed the 19th amendment? **
 * 5)** ** How is the 19th amendment still important today? **
 * 6) How long did it take for amendment 19 to become ratified? **

In 1918, during the 19th Amendments proposal, the Spanish Flu pandemic hit and 675,000 lives were lost to this disease. Also, in 1920, prohibition was enacted. This made the sale, manufacturing, exporting, and importing of alcohol illegal.
 * 7)** ** What was going on during the time of the amendment 19's proposal? **

Many women wanted to have the same rights as men and to have the same positions as them in the government and congress. It was very important that the 19th amendment was ratified because it would change history forever. Women would have there say in many of the conflicts in the US and be able to as educated as men.
 * 8)** ** Why is it important that the 19th amendment was ratified? **

The suffragettes were women who protested, fought and believed in their rights to be considered as equal to men. These womens names are **[|Emmeline Pankhurst]**, and **[|Christabel Pankhurst]**. If you would like to learn more on the suffragettes click on this [|LINK].
 * 9)** ** Who were the suffragettes? **

Today, if women were unable to vote, women would more than likely be forced to hide because they are other peoples property. This is only an opinion, although it is still a valid question. If women never stood up for themselves their voices would have never been heard. If women did not do what they thought was correct, they would never know the difference between right and wrong because they would never be heard out.This event was important for females because, what if, that is what people should think about when they decide what should happen. Current Events: Two Can Make History Author:__** Debby Applegate By:Gianna
 * 10)** ** What affect has the amendment 19 had on today? **
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The challenge between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for becoming Democratic president has been compared to the bitter feud between Elizabeth Cady and Frederick Douglas. Douglas and Cady were very good friends. However, in 1869, Douglas and Cady were ripped apart by the 15th Amendment. This gave people of color the right to vote, but still not mentioning anything regarding gender as a way getting rights. When Cady heard about black people having the right to vote, Cady was shocked that women were being left behind while black men excelled forward. Senator Obama has won the democratic nomination. This historical analogy has shown how women always lose to blacks. There is know basic reason for both blacks and women not having the same rights of citizenship or suffrage at the same time. Not everyone brought this argument to play when it came down to blacks and women. In the end women fought for what they wanted and it came true with dedication and hard work, not giving up the fight. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/opinion/25applegate.html?_r=2&scp=21&sq=19th%20amendment&st=cse  


 * by: Eva**

**Summary of the 19th Amendment:** During colonial times only men who had owned property had the right to vote. Many women had no right to vote only some widows who had owned property. In the early 1800's women started the women suffrage movement. Women started to get more education and take part in reforming movements because of this movement but still had no right to vote. Two reformers, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had a women's right convention in Seneca Fall, New York. The men and women at the convention believed women should have equal rights in education, property, voting and other matters just like men. Many women had protested and fought for their rights. Later a women's suffrage amendment went to congress in 1878. It sadly failed to pass but was introduced again after 40 years. By late 1900's women had the right to vote in almost every country and now they were as equal as men. I think the 19th amendment is still important today because women aren't judged on gender. Women have changed history forever and still change it today. Women stood up for what they believed in and were rewarded.


 * Work cited: ** http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar608340&st=19th+amendment

by: Bryane Alice Duer Miller was a woman traveled and worked for woman suffrage. She had a column in a newspaper called "Are Women People?". This column spoke about how women are seem to not even exist in this world unless they happen to be unable to give birth to live young and produce milk for their young. In other words you have to be a man to matter. Even male criminals mattered even more than women. One of the articles she submitted spoke about how she wished not to send her son to a voting poll because it would ruin him. She mentioned how it ruined women and how it would horrify him. In yet another submitted column she says that males are supposed the "FAIRER SEX". As you can see, there is a pattern. This pattern is how she constantly goes back upon how men are supposed to be the "BETTER" sex. Then she also mentions how she does not want her son to vote for himself, but to send Father. She does this because she fears what he will become when he goes to the polls himself. This is why Alice Duer Miller was famous for helping women earn he right to vote.
 * Work Cited:** [|About Alice Duer Miller]

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