Women's Suffrage Movements

Definition

Women's suffrage movements refer to organized efforts by women to gain the right to vote and participate in political decision-making. These movements aimed at achieving gender equality and challenging societal norms that excluded women from political processes.

Related terms

Seneca Falls Convention: The first women's rights convention held in 1848, where activists demanded social, civil, and religious rights for women.

Suffragettes: Referring specifically to British activists who employed militant tactics like protests and hunger strikes to demand voting rights for women.

19th Amendment: A constitutional amendment passed in the United States in 1920 that granted women the right to vote nationally.