Women first organized and collectively fought for suffrage at the national level in July of In the following decades, women marched, protested, lobbied, and even went to jail. By the s, women pressured Congress to vote on an amendment that would recognize their suffrage rights.
This amendment was sometimes known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment and became the 19th Amendment. The amendment reads: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Some of the well-known figures at the convention included Susan B. During their stay in New Orleans, suffragists stayed at the St. Charles Hotel. To get from their hotel to the convention, suffragists either took the streetcar or walked up St. Charles Avenue. This streetcar line, in operation since , is a National Historic Landmark.
The St. Charles StreetCar Line is an important place in the story of ratification. It designated a National Historic Landmark. National Park Service Search Search. Exiting nps.
Contact Us. State of Louisiana shaded gray, indicating it was not one of the 36 original states to ratify the 19th Amendment. CC0 Women first organized and collectively fought for suffrage at the national level in July of Caroline E. Merrick, New Orleans, ca.
