1. The Women’s Suffrage Movement

2. Why?
Why is this important?

3. Susan B. Anthony
Quaker, abolitionist, temperance advocate, and women’s rights leader
Led the National Woman Suffrage Association
Practiced Civil Disobedience
Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone were crucial in the formation of National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

4. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

5. Suffrage at the Turn of the Century
By 1900 women could buy, sell, and will property
Bradwell vs. Illinois – “wide difference in the respective spheres and destinies of men and women”- said the court in 1873 Denied Mary Bradwell license to practice law
Anti-Suffrage arguments
Women had enough rights
Women would become more masculine
Temperance movement would dominate government

6. Opposition

7. Suffrage Strategies Constitutional Amending the constitution
2/3 of each house
3/4 of state legislatures
First try
Stalled repeatedly until it was thrown out in 1913
State Level
Lobby individual states
Successful especially in the west

10. Two Women Leaders Carrie Chapman Catt Former principal
Outstanding speaker
Two time leader of the NAWSA
Believed in slow precinct by precinct political work
Alice Paul
Witnessed the aggressive English progressive movement
Targeted constitutional amendment
Formed the Congressional Union

11. Carrie C. Catt and Alice Paul

12. Two Movements Congressional Union Alice Paul Militant change
Burned Wilson’s speeches
Hunger strikes
Were arrested and jailed
NAWSA
In 1915 Catt was given free reign to bring about victory
“Winning Plan” – full time workers work push eastern states for 6 years

13. http://www. learningcurve. gov. uk/britain1906to1918/g4/cs1/g4cs1s6

14. 19th Amendment World War I women hasten to do their patriotic duty
18th Amendment passed outlawing liquor
Liquor advocates back down
the 19th Amendment ratified
19th Amendment marks the last Progressive Reform

15. Other Amendments 16th- established an income tax
17th- direct election of senators