Every citizen of the United States was granted the right to vote upon birth in the United States or upon passing the citizenship test. However, while women today take their citizenship for granted, a century ago women actually fought for their right to vote. In the 19th century, only white men could vote, and if a woman voted, she would automatically break the law and be arrested. Despite these challenges and obstacles that women faced, women eventually get their rights through the Women's Rights Movement or the Women's Suffrage Movement, using different methods to persuade the public and the Congress of the States United in agreeing with them. In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was adopted. sign into the Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Women used many methods to gain the right to vote and evidently faced many obstacles as they attempted to gain their rights. They try to get public attention to let people know that women are starting a revolution and that it will not end until their demands are met, which is to have an amendment to the constitution that gives women the right to vote. To gain attention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott convened the first National Women's Suffrage Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. They wrote the Declaration of Sentiments listing grievances against men and 12 resolutions calling for equality among men and women under the law and the right to vote for women. They also declared that the women would use all available methods to advance their cause. In 1869, Susan B. Anthony, a woman suffragist, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the NWSA or NationalWoman Suffrage Association, and Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and others... .... middle of paper ......d was written Susan B. Anthony's amendment guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of sex. President Woodrow Wilson called this measure a war measure because the United States would not have won World War I without the help of women. On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was signed, guaranteeing women the right to vote. In conclusion, the women's rights movement was a successful event in American history. Changes to women's right to vote did not happen with just one request a day, instead it took women suffragettes 144 years to ratify the federal women's suffrage amendment. The women suffragettes faced many challenges and obstacles, but their determination won the battle. Although today the right to vote for women is not so important, it was once the famous and revolutionary event in American history.