CLEP US History II

Answer: A - The first wave of the American women’s rights movement ended in 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, recognizing women’s suffrage. The first wave began (in full) in the 1840s and was the longest of the three waves of the women’s rights movement. There were gaps at least a decade long between each wave, due to perceptions that the movement had accomplished its goal (which is what ended the first wave) or because the movement became fractured.