Suffrage Movement

Definition

The Suffrage Movement refers to the organized efforts and activism by women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to secure their right to vote.

Related terms

Women's Liberation Movement: A movement that aimed at achieving social, political, and economic equality for women.

Seneca Falls Convention: A landmark convention held in 1848 which marked the beginning of the organized women's suffrage movement.

19th Amendment: The amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1920 that granted women the right to vote.