The Women's Temperance Movement.
The Temperance Movement persuaded the Congress and states to adopt the 18th Amendment to the United States, which began the Temperance Movement in the early 1826. One major political issue was that women became involved in the Temperance Movement, whose goal was to ban alcohol. Many women cared for this issue because they noticed that its was affecting their husbands, fathers, and even their kids by drinking it daily. Men would be drunk when they returned home, and were often really dangerous for their family. By 1917, although women did not have the right to vote, thirty-six states had already voted for alcohol to be banned or "dry." On December 18, 1917, the Congress carried through to submit the 18th Amendment with two-third vote passes for ratification. The 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919. As for women, they were still fighting to get the right to vote. By June 4th, 1919, the 19th Amendment passed the congress which gave women the right to vote. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. Although women didn't get to vote for the 18th Amendment to happen, with their participation in the political process they gained the right to vote.