Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, July 4, 2020

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 4, 2020 

Editor’s Note: It’s the 4th of July, a time, even in the midst of crisis, when we celebrate our nation’s ‘birthday’, even in the midst of a Pandemic and while a recognition that the 
creation of a “more perfect union” is still a work in progress. So while we are busy with the 4th of July festivities, let us not forget that the founding father’s not only deprived slaves 
of their right to participate in the most important activity that would shape the future, the also did not allow women to vote as well. In fact, it was 58 years AFTER former slaves 
were allowed to vote that Women were ‘granted’ the right to vote. Below is an excerpt of the history of the fight for voting equality for women. 

Although the Declaration of Independence specifies that "all men are created equal," its publication sowed the seeds for the women's suffrage movement in the United 
States. The movement took root at an 1840 conference in London, when two determined women met for the first time. Even though they were delegates to the World Anti-
Slavery Congress, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton could not participate in the convention because they were female. This snub inspired them to work together 
to guarantee rights for women.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Daughter, Harriot

In 1848, Mott and Stanton hosted the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention in the United States. The convention published a Declaration of Sentiments, 
based on the Declaration of Independence, that called for voting rights for women and other reforms.

Some key grievances included in the Declaration of Sentiments were:

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.

He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.

Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.

Women's rights conventions were held regularly thereafter. In 1853, Frances Gage presided over the National Women's Rights Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. She commented 
on the prevailing opinion that women belonged at home, not at the polling place:

I was asked a few days ago . . . "are you not afraid that woman will run into excesses, that homes will be deserted, that men will lack wives in this country?" I have but one reply 
to make to that question. Society grants to every man in the United States, every free "white male citizen," ... the privilege of voting, and of being voted for; of being President 
of the United States; of sitting upon the bench; of filling the jury box, of going to Congress; ... and we don't believe woman will get very far out of her place, if society should 
yield her the same rights.

Susan B. Anthony

Unlike African Americans, who were enfranchised by the Constitution but denied the vote by individual states, women found no help in the Constitution. In fact, the 
Fourteenth Amendment (1868) defined citizens and voters as "male" - a setback for suffragists. Conflict over how to win the vote in light of Amendments Fourteen and Fifteen 
split the women's rights movement.

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the more radical National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) that tried to win suffrage at the Constitutional level. 
NWSA argued that the Fifteenth Amendment, which enfranchised blacks, should be abandoned in favor of a universal suffrage amendment. Anthony herself was arrested in 
1872 for trying to vote for Ulysses S. Grant for president.

Lucy Stone, her husband Henry Blackwell, and Julia Ward Howe founded the more moderate American Woman's Suffrage 
Association (AWSA). They fought for suffrage on a state by state level. AWSA supported the Fifteenth Amendment and succeeded in 
winning suffrage for women in several individual states.

"Mr. President, What Will You Do For Woman Suffrage?"

In 1890, the two organizations reconciled and became the National American 
Woman Suffrage Association. By then, women had the right to vote in Wyoming, 
Utah, Idaho, Colorado and Washington. Armed with strategies from both founding 
groups, and joined by organizations including the National Association of Colored 
Women, the National Women's Party and the National Federation of Women's 
Clubs, NAWSA became an influential national force. As a mark of their influence, 
Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose/Progressive party adopted women's suffrage as 
party plank in 1912.

Alice Paul, leader of the National Women's Party, brought attention-grabbing protest 
tactics from British suffragists to the United States. In 1917, ten suffragists picketing 
the White House were arrested while picketing the White House, and charged with 
obstructing sidewalk traffic.

SO, LET US REMEMBER 
THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALSO 
CELEBRATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY 
OF OUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND THE 
WOMEN WHO MADE IT HAPPEN!


AUGUST 26, 2020

WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY

2020 – THE CENTENNIAL OF THE 19TH 
AMENDMENT, GRANTING WOMEN THE 
RIGHT TO VOTE 

Let’s Celebrate! 

Even though the world and our country are being challenged and assaulted 
with The coronavirus pandemic right now, 2020 still has a great landmark to 
celebrate – the 100 Year Historic Commemoration of Women Winning the 
right to Vote! The 19th amendment is also an inspiration and impetus for all 
Americans to VOTE this year in our Presidential election. 

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Inside This Section:Inside This Section:

THE WOMEN OF AMERICA - OUR RIGHT TO VOTE!

WHAT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ACTUALLY SAYS 

WE THE PEOPLE: OUR CONSTITUTION

LEGAL NOTICES


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