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Leading 19th century feminist, suffrage, and social activist
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th amendment.
What was the women’s suffrage movement?
The women’s suffrage movement was a decade long struggle where women fought for political equality
Who organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
Who was the most prominent male suffragist that attended the Seneca Falls Convention?
Frederick Douglass
What are two major problems women faced before the Women’s Suffrage Act?
They weren’t able to vote and were restricted from certain jobs.
During the war, the country’s economy relied on women working. This new gained independence strengthened the women’s suffrage movement
What were 3 effects of the women’s suffrage movement?
The gained the right to vote, increased political governance, gave economic welfare.
Where were illegal votes from females mainly occuring
Between 1860-1870
What is the difference between a Suffragist and a suffragette?
A suffragist was someone who used passive tactics for women's rights, whereas Suffragettes were radical feminists.
Where was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York.
Name all three founders of the American Equal Rights Association?
Elizebeth Cady Stanton, Fredrick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony
Name six major suffragettes that influenced the Women’s suffrage movement?
Susan B. Anthony, Elizebeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Lucy Stone, Elizebeth Blackwell, Lucretia Mott.
What was one reason why some women where opposed to women’s suffrage?
Gender privilege, domestic ideals, traditional roles, and that politics were considered masculine, dirty affair.
What are two parties that combined to form the national women’s suffrage assosiation?
One orginazation was owned by Susan B. Anthony and Elizebeth Cady Stanton. The other was owned by Lucy Stone and Ellen Watkins Harper.
What were major Women’s Suffrage organizations?
Major parties were the NAWSA, NWP, and WCTU.