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A TIMELINE:
THE WOMENS SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT BY: ANANYAA MAHAJAN AND ANUSHA NATARAJAN The
women’s
suffrage
movement
is
an
international and on-going force that aims to propel women forward in a patriarchal society. In the United States, women’s suffrage can be dated back to the pre-Civil War Era. Globally, the movement attempts to break the boundaries for women that are set in society and while the progress throughout history has been slow, the results have certainly paved the way for women of all generations to this day. As mentioned before, the first movement of women’s suffrage can be dated back to around the 1820s and 30s. Around this time, women were starting to question their roles in society and the definition of a true woman. A few women formed the “Cult of True Womanhood” which served to redefine
the
social,
economic,
and
cultural
boundaries that women were restricted with.
