No matter how many years pass, in every generation there will always be women fighting for their rights. Women taking the lead for change. According to timeline “One Hundred Years toward Suffrage”, it shows that in 1776 where John Adams tells his wife, Abigial Adams, “The Declaration’s wording specifies that ‘all men are created equal’”, after she writes hm to not forget about the women. This was only the beginning of the timeline and I felt sick to my stomach. There were many more injustices that lead up to the Women’s Suffrage Movement. The Women’s Suffrage movement was a necessary step for women’s voices to be heard and be granted the right to vote. After a long fight, the ratification of the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. And although both women of color and white women fought on the same side, the women of color were not given the chance to vote with the white women until much later. In the video “Untold Stories of Black Women in the Suffrage Movement”, the narrator quotes Susan B. Anthony to state she would not demand the vote of a person of color before the vote of a woman. Clearly, there were some women who had support from women of color, who would not give that same support back. Although she is one of the many leaders how fought for women’s right and changes for women It was quite upsetting for how long I was unaware of this statement she made.
In the video it also demonstrates how women of color gave white women their support. When parading for the women’s right convection, women of color were allowed to participate, but had to be in the back of the parade. Ida B. Well, was not ok with this and as soon as the march began, she marched to the front to join the white women in their march. May I say, this is such a powerful move of her. She showed that her voice will not be shut down. Race should not be an issue when fighting for the same rights. The Snapshot of Vanique has a clear image of how certain white women did not feel that the right of voting for women should also make women of color eligible. The quote under image is a clear statement. “Vote for WHITE women”, which is such a sad and unfortunate way of thinking. According to the timeline, in 1923, “The National Woman’s Party first proposes the Equal Rights Amendment to eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender. It has never been ratified”. Besides showing up in the timeline, the video states how we women have come so far to combat these injustices. We are giving ourselves the chance to become something greater for the world, yet there are still many injustices that we must face. This makes me think back to the current issue that women are facing. The government wanting to be in control of our bodies by making abortions illegal. Our fights as women will never be over.
