I still find myself stuck in the 20th century. The century that saw how women began to break barriers. This century features many extraordinary human beings who were not afraid to stand up for themselves and fight for what they wanted. Even though I don't know much about politics, I find it fascinating. And I tried to find out how women swam in this great sea. Let's start by talking about August 18, 1920. That's the day the 19th Amendment was ratified. He granted women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. I believe in change. I believe we should all consider today one of the most important days in history. Many believed that women were not capable of full citizenship. This is a horrible argument. They claimed that they were not capable of physically defending the country and therefore made no contribution. So giving birth to all those who served wasn't making a contribution at all? This makes absolutely no sense. They did not have the right to decide who would rule them because that decision was in the hands of men. They had everything under control. Some took it as a competition between men and women because they did not understand the real purpose of voting. Whoever is elected represents what the majority of citizens want in a government. It was therefore more of a fusion of men and women around a common interest. Alice Paul was the main leader of the campaign for the 19th Amendment. In 1923, Paul, with the National Women's Party, first proposed the Equal Rights Amendment to eliminate sex discrimination. It was never ratified. Through Paul's efforts, the amendment was introduced in every session of Congress. P...... middle of paper...... she was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton. She became the second woman to be appointed to this position. President Clinton nominated Madeleine Albright to serve as secretary of state in 1996. She became the first woman to hold the position in 1997 when the Senate confirmed the request. She held this role for four years. To close the century, Hilary Clinton became the first former First Lady to be elected senator in 2000. We are now talking about the same human being who will run for president a year from now. I think we need to look back and see all the progress we've made. Sometimes it's important to look at where we are and imagine where we want to be. We owe our place in society to all these wonderful women and many more. Without them, I might not be attending a Long Island college right now..