Feminists have started ravaging and rallying for equality in a long time but it became more relevant and widespread in the 1820’s or the 19th and 20th centuries. Looking for ways to reduce discrimination on sex basis they seeked for reforms which weren’t given to them on a silver platter. Leading this reforms by then was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott whom relentlessly continued their fight for equality and suffrage until it was granted after they held a conference and got on board a lot of women to help them voice out their concern. Their leadership was firm and strict as they were able to seize an opportunity that presented itself in the 14th amendment of the constitution which was solely meant to allow all male citizens regardless your color the right to vote, during this and the 15th century they seized the opportunity and even to that extent aligned themselves with some racists up south so as to reason that their votes as white women can exchange that of the votes of black males.

Things became quite intense as they kept pressing for equality and the right to vote and have a say in leadership especially that of their own country, to avoid any form of retaliation and after careful reasoning they were granted what they always wished for. In the 19th amendment of the constitution, women were then given the right to cast their vote and elect leaders of choice and over eight million votes were recorded. What has come today that we have women holding political offices, having a say in the government and top of them all having the power to vote started way back in the 19th century. It’s a step forward because no one should be sidelined and cast out of the political scene purposely because the person is a woman neither should it be on races because it’s important that everyone who is a citizen has every right to have a say about who governs him or her.

In view of this, Women became more empowered to which extent Alice Paul founded the National Women’s Party to help raise the standards as well, other states in the 1910’s and some west states begin extending their votes to bring women to office where Idaho and Utah already gave women the right to fully vote by the end of the 19th century. Women then fought over the years for equal representation and started contesting for public offices to which extent not only can they vote but a Vice President have been elected out of their toil. Women as such have achieved a great feet which of course didn’t spring out of no where but as a result of competence and the fight for justice and equality. The 19th and 20th centuries saw the urge and need to achieve equality by any means necessary, now it has become reality, to give women the right to vote and hold public offices as a result have transformed and aided in the growth of the country.