1. Women’s Suffrage Movement …my husband is voting today! …I wish we could vote.

3. What does suffrage mean? Suffrage = Voting Rights 1

4. ► When the United States Constitution was written, only white men had the right to vote. ► Women could not vote. ► Women could not- own property or have certain jobs. 2

5. Women’s suffrage (voting rights) became an organized movement in 1848 at a convention in New York. Let me Vote! 3

6. Amendment- addition, changes, or corrections to a constitution. Ex:… ► 15 th Amendment : gave voting rights to all men. 4

7. =…? Are they =…?

9. It would take 72 years before U.S. laws would be changed. Movement started in 1848. Women given voting rights in 1920.

10. Famous Woman’s Suffragist Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton (seated) Leader in women’s rights. $ Ever see her face on $

11. Jane McCallum Women’s suffragist leader. Women’s suffragist leader. Worked with the League of Women Voters of Texas. Worked with the League of Women Voters of Texas. Texas Secretary of State 1927-1933. Texas Secretary of State 1927-1933.

12. Many people didn’t want women to have the right to vote. Why?

13. Anti - Suffrage There were groups trying to stop women from getting their rights. Against

14. These pamphlets were often passed out. What are they trying to say? What else does it say?

15. What else did the pamphlet say? ►B►B►B►BECAUSE 90% of the women either do not want it, or do not care. ►B►B►B►BECAUSE it means competition of women with men instead of cooperation. ►B►B►B►BECAUSE 86% of the women eligible to vote are married and can only double or annul their husband’s votes. ►B►B►B►BECAUSE it can be of no benefit commensurate with the additional expense involved. ►B►B►B►BECAUSE in some States more voting women than voting men will place the Government under petticoat rule. ►B►B►B►BECAUSE it is unwise to risk the good we already have for the evil which may occur.

16. NYC Parade: 6 May 1912 Only Daddy can vote!

17. ‘Election Day’ 1. Explain the message of this cartoon. 2. What do you think the artist hoped to accomplish?

18. The 19 th Amendment August 18, 1920 It was ratified on August 18, 1920

19. Amendment XIX (19) 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 gender.