Seneca Falls and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was the overall goal of the convention?
Wanted to gain their rights
Acceptable answers:
Right to vote, right to equal education, and right to own property.
What was the goal of the temperance movement?
To limit alcohol consumption, manufacturing, and transportation
What is progressivism?
A political and societal philosophy that supports advancement through reform, believing the government has duty to regulate society and the economy.
What two places did NAWSA split into?
Extra 100 Points: who founded each of the movements?
Boston and New York
Extra Points: New York NAWSA was founded by Susan B. and Stanton and Boston NAWSA was founded by Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe.
Who did Elizabeth Cady Stanton lead Seneca Falls with?
Lucretia Mott
What was the WCTU?
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
Who were the progressives?
A group of people against laissz-faire economics (doubted the free market's ability to address social problems)
Who were the Muckrakers?
Investigative journalists
What document did they create at the convention?
The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
Who led the WCTU?
Frances Willard
How did women play a role in progressivism?
They led played an active role in society, leading unions and supporting things like the temperance movement and women's suffrage.
Who was Ida Tarbell?
She was a Muckraker who exposed the unfair working conditions of John D. Rockefeller's oil company.
Daily Double:
Who did Elizabeth Cady Stanton meet who she collaborated with on speeches, books, and articles?
Susan B. Anthony
What was the main point of the "do everything policy" and who wrote it?
It was to help widen the focus of the WCTU and was written by Frances Willard.
What were some major progressive associations/unions during this time period?
(name 2)
WCTU (women's temperance movement) and NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association).
(will accept New York NAWSA and Boston NAWSA).
What was the first convention for women's suffrage?
The Seneca Falls Convention