1. AMENDMENT XIX The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

2. What was life like for a woman prior to the movement? Keeping the Home " A really good housekeeper is almost always unhappy. While she does so much for the comfort of others, she nearly ruins her own health and life. It is because she cannot be easy and comfortable when there is the least disorder or dirt to be seen." The Household, January 1884Keeping the Home " A really good housekeeper is almost always unhappy. While she does so much for the comfort of others, she nearly ruins her own health and life. It is because she cannot be easy and comfortable when there is the least disorder or dirt to be seen." The Household, January 1884

3. "...some one said that woman’s best work is that which is unseen by mortal eye...that this work is the steady uplifting and upholding of a higher standard of living; it is the reaching forward and upward, both for ourselves and others, towards a loftier life... Yes, it is hard. But, sisters, it is work that belongs to us. It is work that, if not done by us, will never be done at all. For man cannot do it - as far as the family is concerned...For as a rule, and it is a rule that has few exceptions, woman creates the atmosphere of the home." Mrs. Julia C.R. Dorr, The Household, Vol. V, 1872"...some one said that woman’s best work is that which is unseen by mortal eye...that this work is the steady uplifting and upholding of a higher standard of living; it is the reaching forward and upward, both for ourselves and others, towards a loftier life... Yes, it is hard. But, sisters, it is work that belongs to us. It is work that, if not done by us, will never be done at all. For man cannot do it - as far as the family is concerned...For as a rule, and it is a rule that has few exceptions, woman creates the atmosphere of the home." Mrs. Julia C.R. Dorr, The Household, Vol. V, 1872

4. Lizzie Neblett  Lived in the mid 1800’s in southern America.  Married at the age of 19.  Believed that romantic love would solve all her problems.  Lived a life of sadness and regret.  She felt helpless and unable to change

5. “But Marriage is a lottery and that your draw proved an unfortunate one on your part is not less a subject of regret with me than you, and Heaven send that your nest trial may prove fortunate, in every respect.” Lizzie Neblett

6. Caroline Gilman Married with the idea that being married would solve all her problems.Married with the idea that being married would solve all her problems. Wrote a letter on wifely submission.Wrote a letter on wifely submission. Believed a woman’s role was to support her husband in every way.Believed a woman’s role was to support her husband in every way. She sacrificed her feelings and desires for that of her husband’s.She sacrificed her feelings and desires for that of her husband’s.

7. “This task of self-government was not easy. To repress a harsh answer, to confess a fault an to stop (right or wrong) in the midst of self- defense, in gentle submission sometimes requires a struggle like life and death.” Caroline Gilman

8. What does any of this have to do with the Women’s Suffrage movement? What are Lizzie and Caroline important? What was their contribution if at all?