Who was involved in the Suffrage movement post the Civil War?

Women's Suffrage Movement Soon after the Civil War the women's suffrage movement began to gather momentum. Susan B. Anthony focused her efforts on fighting for political rights for women, arguing that until women had the right to vote, they would have no other. read more

Civil War and Civil Rights During the 1850s, the women’s rights movement gathered steam, but lost momentum when the Civil War began. Almost immediately after the war ended, the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment to the Constitution raised familiar questions of suffrage and citizenship. read more

The women’s suffrage movement, which most historians cite as beginning at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, consequently gained a huge following in the years following the Civil War. Nevertheless, conflicts over the extent of universal suffrage soon split the movement. read more

The African-American civil rights movement (1865–1896) was aimed at eliminating racial discrimination against African Americans, improving educational and employment opportunities, and establishing electoral power, just after the abolition of Slavery in the United States. read more