USE RACE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION: How did World War I and its aftermath contribute to securing voting rights for women? Support your answer with information from the article. The word "
suffrage
" is not related to the word "suffering." It comes from the Latin word "suffragium," meaning a vote or a right to vote. The women's suffrage movement was the effort and struggle to get women the right to vote. It took place between 1848-1920.

Here are some other little-known facts about how women won the right to vote.

A Slight In London Sparked A U.S. Movement
The first Women's Rights Convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.
Abolitionists
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott had the idea for the event. Abolitionists were people who fought to end slavery. Cady Stanton and Mott had not been allowed to attend an anti-slavery conference in London, England, because they were women. This
inspired
their idea for the Women's Rights Convention.

Abolitionists And Suffragists Were Intertwined
The women's rights movement came out of the abolitionist movement. The abolitionist movement started before the Civil War. However, the relationship between the two movements was often uneasy. Some people felt women should be able to vote before Black men. Others felt that Black men should vote before women. Others insisted everyone deserves the right to vote.

Some white women did not want Black Americans as part of their activism efforts. These white women feared that if they joined efforts, they would lose the support of Southern lawmakers.

Wyoming Deserved A Hat Tip
Wyoming was the first state to act after the 1848 Convention. The state passed a law
granting
women the right to vote on December 10, 1869. Some men truly wanted women to have the right to vote. Many lawmakers had other
motivations
, however. They hoped that the law would attract more women to the state. At the time, more men lived in Wyoming than women.

Susan B. Anthony Was Arrested For Voting
Susan B. Anthony was a leading voice in the fight for equality. After voting in Rochester, New York, in 1872, she was arrested and declared guilty of voting illegally. The event gained a lot of public attention, which attracted many people to her cause.

The Supreme Court Ruled Against Letting Women Vote
Women's
activist
Virginia Louise Minor tried to register to vote in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1872. She was denied. She and her husband sued, and the case rose to the Supreme Court. The 14th
Amendment
states that "all persons" have the right to equal protection under the law. However, the nine male justices declined to believe that "all persons" included women. After the decision, suffragists focused on changing the Constitution.

Ida B. Wells Organized Women Of Color
Ida B. Wells was a journalist and Black activist. She was forced to leave Memphis, Tennessee, because of violent threats. Wells wrote articles condemning violence against Black people in the South. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she urged Black women to get involved with politics. Wells led a group at the 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C. The parade's organizers told her to go to the back or leave. Instead, she went ahead to the front of the parade.

'Silent Sentinels' Picketed The White House For 18 Months
Starting in January 1917, more than 1,000 women began daily demonstrations at the White House gates. They were led by Alice Paul. People passing by often attacked them. Paul was eventually arrested, jailed and charged with blocking traffic. While in prison, she refused to eat as a form of political protest. This motivated public support for women's suffrage.

A Tragic Pandemic Helped The Cause
The 1918 flu spread among soldiers at the end of World War I. There were a lot fewer men because of this. Many women took up jobs. In doing so, they challenged ideas that women were delicate and less smart.

Finally, Women Got The Vote
The U.S. Constitution states that all suggested amendments to the Constitution must be agreed upon by at least three-fourths of all states. In 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment that stated women have the right to vote. The amendment was not
confirmed
until Tennessee, the last state needed to confirm the amendment, did so on August 18, 1920.