“Anthony needed money to pay for speakers, travel expenses, and tracts. She and Stanton thus accepted an offer by George Train, the notoriously racist Democrat, to pay for a speaking tour and newspaper” (“Salaries, state campaigns, and the “winning plan,” n.d.).
The selected quote is an excellent example of historical causality concerning the movement for women’s suffrage in the past. It shows the cause-and-effect relationship between the lack of substantial funds for the campaigns of activists and the subsequent decision to accept money from the person ideologically opposed to the female participants with their agenda. In this situation, the organizers from national organizations traveling around the country to bring awareness to the population through their lectures could not succeed without financial assistance. If this condition had not been central to their initiatives, they would not have relied heavily on an external source of support, especially from a man. However, no women of the time could afford to spend money on these projects and, consequently, had no other options to make sure their campaigns promptly achieved the established targets.
In the article, the author claims that complications related to the ultimate formal ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, also known as the ERA, were mainly presented by specific provisions. According to this piece, no agreement was possible “as long as the ERA included the Hayden rider, Paul and the NWP opposed its passage” (“The fight for equal rights, 1923-1972,” n.d.). To prevent legal discrimination against women all over the country, it was also necessary to gain the support of political parties, and Republicans were more willing to provide it compared to Democrats. As it is mentioned, “Although John F. Kennedy endorsed the amendment late in the 1960 campaign, he did not push for its passage after winning the White House” (“The fight for equal rights, 1923-1972,” n.d.). In this way, the central point of the article was the presence of obstacles created by the politicians of the time and their proposals.
References
Salaries, state campaigns, and the “winning plan.” (n.d.) [Word Document].
The fight for equal rights, 1923-1972. (n.d.) [Word Document].