Rights Women Didn't Have
In the 1800s, women could not legally do this in national elections.
What is vote?
This 1848 convention was the first women’s rights meeting.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
This term describes peacefully breaking laws to protest injustice.
What is civil disobedience?
She organized protests in England and later in the United States for women’s suffrage.
Who is Alice Paul?
Married women could not own this or sign legal agreements without their husbands.
What is property (or contracts)?
This document demanded equal rights for women and was modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
What was one color used during the Women's Suffrage Unit?
What is yellow, purple, or white?
This journalist and activist fought against lynching and racial injustice while supporting voting rights.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
Women could not attend this type of schooling.
College/ University
She helped organize Seneca Falls and worked alongside Lucretia Mott.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
The 1913 Washington, D.C. event that brought national attention to women’s suffrage was a large this.
What is a parade (or march)?
Several western states granted women voting rights before the national amendment passed. This state was the first.
Wyoming
In 1807, this state took away women’s early voting rights.
What is New Jersey?
Women were inspired to form their own movement after being excluded from this 1840 event.
What was the World Anti-Slavery Convention?
Women who protested outside the White House were arrested for this action.
What is picketing?
These two activists were imprisoned for protesting voting inequality in England before returning to the U.S.
Who are Alice Paul and Lucy Burns?
Only men could request this legal action in the 1800s and gain custody of children.
What is divorce?
This formerly enslaved activist challenged racism within the suffrage movement and asked, “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Some imprisoned suffragists used this protest method, refusing to eat.
What is a hunger strike?
By 1914, more than four million women had equal voting rights in this region of the United States
The Western states