Notes 11.2 Lesson 2 Women Gain Rights

Lesson 2 Women Gain Rights Notes 11.2 Lesson 2 Women Gain Rights Key Terms National Consumers League (NCL) temperance movement suffrage National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Nineteenth Amendment,

Expanding Opportunities for Women Women in the lower classes had worked outside the home Factories Laundries Middle-class women began to gain education and work for social change and equality

Expanding Opportunities for Women In what decade did the number of women enrolled in institutions of higher education increase the most? What do you think spurred this change?

Expanding Opportunities for Women Florence Kelley founded National Consumers League (NCL) worked for safe and healthy working conditions Temperance Movement began to grow Frances Willard Focused on suffrage

Expanding Opportunities for Women Margaret Sanger worked for available birth control Ida B. Wells worked to end lynching and expand rights for African-Americans

Expanding Opportunities for Women Like their male counterparts, women workers, like these women in a cigar factory near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, struggled with unpleasant and sometimes unhealthy working conditions.

Women Seek Equal Political Rights Political issues affected women’s life, therefore they should have voice in the government Protect children Foster education Support family life

Women Seek Equal Political Rights Susan B Anthony worked in the mid 1800s for women’s rights National Woman Suffrage Association Carrie Chapman Catt was president of National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) which worked to gain suffrage at state and national level Brought women together of all races

Women Seek Equal Political Rights Activist began to use public rallies and parades to promote women’s rights Alice Paul formed National Women’s Party and believed drastic steps must be taken Public protest Hunger strikes Jail time

Women Seek Equal Political Rights Hypothesize Why would an organization such as NAOWS oppose woman suffrage?

Women Seek Equal Political Rights In which region of the United States did the majority of states achieve full suffrage for women before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

Women Seek Equal Political Rights In which region of the United States did the majority of states achieve full suffrage for women before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

Women Seek Equal Political Rights Women’s rights groups supported the WWI war effort which helped gain support among male legislators 1919-Congress approved 19th Amendment Sent to the states and approved Election of 1920-women voted

Quiz: Expanding Opportunities for Women What was the purpose of the National Consumers League? A. to discourage the production and sale of alcohol B. to label products made under good working conditions C. to unite upper-class and working-class women as leaders D. to increase consumption in order to boost the economy

Quiz: Women Seek Equal Political Rights Why did Suffragists criticize President Wilson for declaring, “the world must be made safe for democracy”? A. They did not believe that the president could achieve such a lofty goal. B. They did not believe that democracy could be a successful system of government. C. They did not think that aiding foreign countries should be a priority of the United States. D. They did not think that the United States could be a true democracy until women could vote.