Dates
When did women get the right to vote?
August 18, 1920
When and where was the first Women's Rights Convention held?
Seneca Falls, New York,1848
Who was the first president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What does NAWSA stand for?
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Which president passed the 19th Amendment?
Woodrow Wilson
In what year was the first vote on woman suffrage taken into Senate?
1887
When and where was the first National Women's Rights Convention held?
Worcester, Massachusetts, 1850
She was the first women to appear on a U.S coin and published a newspaper called "The Revolution".Who is she?
Susan B. Anthony
What does Ratification mean?
To approve and make valid
How long did it take for women's right to vote?
70 years
In what year was the first woman elected into the United Staes Senate?
1932
What two groups merged together in 1890? When they merged what were they called?
The NWSA(National Woman Suffrage Association)and AWSA(American Woman Suffrage Association) came together to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Who were the founders of the NWP?
What does Initiative mean?
When voters propose new laws by gathering signatures on a petition
What major even actually helped women out and get recognized back then?
World War 1
When was the 19th amendment first proposed?
1878
What was the fire called that the NWP lit?
"Watchfire for Freedom"
She led a movement in 1911 that opposed women's rights and called it National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Who is she?
What does Referendum mean?
To vote directly on proposed laws is called.
Suffragettes and Suffragists can most be related to which two men that fought for African American civil right? Which word goes with which man?
Martin Luther King(Suffragists)and Malcolm X(Suffragettes)
When did the National Woman Suffrage Association begin to fight for a universal-suffrage amendment?
1869
What was United States v. Susan B. Anthony about? When did it occur? What was the outcome?
United States v. Susan B. Anthony was a case in 1873.Susan B. Anthony was tried in court for illegally voting. At the end of the case, Anthony was found guilty and fined 100$ which she denied to pay.
Who was forced to resign from NAWSA? And why?
Alice Paul was forced to resign because of her use of militant direct-action tactics. Example hunger strikes.
Journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics in order to bring about reform
Muckraker
What is the difference between suffragettes and suffragists? And what was one difference between them?
The suffragists believed in peaceful campaigning whereas the suffragettes believed in direct action such as violence and militancy. one difference between the two was that suffragists allowed men to join and suffragettes did not.