Pleasant Grove Review | 1929-07-27 | Page 7 | Fight for "Women's Rights"

Fight for "Women'g Right." As early as 184S agitation for women's wom-en's rights was commenced at Seneca Falls, N. Y., by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Prior to this, under some Colonial governors, women wom-en voted, and at the time of the American Revolution demanded to be included in the government. Susan B. Anthony became a leader in 1S4S, but it was not until 1872 that she made the test by voting at the polls. She was arrested and fined, but was not Jailed for refusing to pay her tine, which she did. In 1875 the first woman wom-an suffrage amendment was drafted and introduced in 1878 by Senator Sargent of Colorado. Several other measures were introduced later, and an amendment to the Constitution was passed by the house January 10, 1918, and by the senate, 1919, and was ratified rati-fied by the uecessary number of states In 1020.