Women's Suffrage in American History During the late 19th century, women were in a society where men were dominant. Women did not have natural rights, such as the right to vote, speak in public, access to equal education and so on, but this did not stop them from fighting for their rights. Women's lives soon changed as Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony played leading roles in helping bring about the change. Lucy Stone, an abolitionist, is a leading advocate for women's suffrage and women's rights. When the Bible was quoted to her, defending the positions of men and women, she declared that when she grew up she would learn Greek and Hebrew so that she could correct the translation error that she was sure was behind these verses (Lewis) By doing thus he proved that the translations were unfair to women. Because her father could not support her education, she saved money to go to college and was the first woman in Massachusetts to graduate from college, proving to women that they have the ability to have the same education as men. Soon after being the first woman to graduate, she was the first to give her public address in the Congregational Church, not yet having her rights, and is now recognized as an honorary speaker. Lucy Stone portrays female dominance by going against the law to win women's rights. Lucy was hired at AERA, but her speech in 1850 converted Susan B. Anthony to the suffrage cause, later split with Anthony over strategy and tactics, splitting the suffrage movement into two main branches. She continued to be an editor for the Woman's Journal. Lucy Stone's radical move to keep her name continued to inspire, so much so that she is still remembered today as the first woman to keep her name after marriage. On November 2, 1920, m...... middle of paper .. ....on August 26, 1920. This movement, inspired by the ideologies of courageous women and fueled by their enthusiasm and sacrifice, is often unrecognized by most of historians in the chronicles of American history. Today the movement is often misunderstood as a passive, naïve, white upper-class cause. But a deeper study would reveal that the women's suffrage movement was one that brought together America's best and brightest women, that it not only changed the lives of half the citizens of the United States, but also changed attitudes social lives of millions of Americans. The movement teaches us the importance of the need for progressive thinkers and visionaries in our society. While women's equality in every sense may not yet have been achieved, the glorious victory of the women's suffrage movement serves as an inspiration to every woman in America today..