important dates
What was an important effect in 1919?
Congress passes the 19th amendment
What does suffrage mean.
the right to vote in elections.
Who were the famous five?
Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy, and Irene Parlby
True/False: Women's Suffrage had a significant impact on American democracy and society.
true
what did the 19th amendment grant women?
the right to vote.
What did President Wilson announce in 1918?
His support for suffrage.
What are voting rights?
the right to participate in the political process through voting.
What did Alice Paul found?
The National Women's Party
How did women's suffrage influence policy?
led to the 19th amendment
When was to 19th amendment passed by Congress?
June 4, 1919
When was the first Seneca Falls Convention?
A. 1884
B. 1870
C. 1916
D. 1848
D. 1848
What is a suffragist?
A person who advocates for the extension of suffrage
Who led the National American Women Suffrage association?
Carrie Chapman Catt
True/False: There is full Equality in the U.S.
False
How many years did it take to gain women's suffrage?
When did Jeannette Rankin become the first woman elected to Congress?
A.1876
B.1916
C.1906
D.1848
B.1916
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
the beginning of the organized women's rights movement.
What speech was Sojourner Truth most famous for?
"Ain't I a Women?"
What did women's suffrage do?
increased representation of women in the political process
When was the 19th amendment ratified?
August 18, 1920
What year was the 19th amendment finally ratified?
A.1919
B.1930
C.1920
D.1902
C.1920
What is Equality?
equal rights and opportunities for all species.
Who was the leader of the Women's Social and Political Union?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Which state became the first state east of the Mississippi to give women the right to vote in presidential elections?
Illinois
When was the first woman suffrage amendment introduced in Congress?
1878