Well Behaved Women Roundel Ornament

• Handmade
• 3 inch diameter

• Product Description

• Delicately beaded and embroidered, this fabric roundel ornament is perfectly on-message. A wonderful gift for strong women, the words are a contemplative message to those who persist. Handmade, it makes a wonderful addition to any collection. 

The women’s suffrage movement gained momentum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through lectures, marches, and protests, women’s suffrage supporters aimed to finally enshrine in the Constitution the right for women in the United States to vote.

After decades of struggle, the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. Although women could now participate in the democratic process, many women remained unable to vote well into the 20th century because of discriminatory laws.

Petitions, letters, photographs, and documents relating to the women’s suffrage movement (including the 19th Amendment itself) are all preserved and protected by the National Archives.