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Valiant Women of the Vote
Vocabulary
Suffragist
Suffragette
19th AMENDMENT
“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.”Constitution of the United States
“In an extraordinary time, which included slavery, civil war, epidemic, economic depression, and political corruption, suffragists held true to their vision of
democratic, nonviolent change.”Winning The Vote
How It Began
The crusade for equal citizenship began with the anti-slavery movement.
Creating the Movement
Underground RailroadAmerican Anti-Slavery Society
Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
Woman’s Right Convention
Declaration of SentimentsDemand for Woman’s Vote
Frederick Douglass
“It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the make citizen; but we the people, who formed the Union.”
Susan B. Anthony
Who?
Sojourner TruthSusan B. AnthonyLucretia MottAlice Paul Lucy StoneIda B. Wells
American Civil War
Wartime NeedsClara Barton
President LincolnWomen’s Loyal
National League
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
“The right of citizens of theUnited States shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
What?
“Thus ended 1871, a year ofhard work , six months east,
six months west of the Rocky Mountains; 171 lectures,
13,000 miles of travel. . .”Susan B. Anthony
Results
1878 Introduction to SenateNew States’ ConstitutionsTemperance LeagueLockwood & Stow
Next StepsFocus and Organization
VarietyElection Impact
Increasing Popularity
Parades
“A question of equality and justice”
May 2, 1914President WilsonJeannette RankinPicketingPresidential Suffrage
World War I
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
National Woman’s Party
Political Prisoners
Federal Action!
House of RepresentativesJanuary 10, 1918
SenateJune 4,1919
Ratification
Tennessee“A man would trust a woman
with his name and honor, and with the rearing of his children,
and there is no good reasonwhy he should not trust her
with the ballot.”• Senator Lon McFarland, Tennessee
Final Totals“480 campaigns to urge legislatures to submit suffrage amendments to voters’ 47 campaigns to induce state constitutional conventions to write women suffrage into state constitutions, 277 campaigns to persuade state party conventions to include women suffrage planks; 30 campaigns to urge presidential party conventions to include women suffrage.”Carrie Chapman Catt
League of Women VotersEducate
Train
Vote
2020 LWVMissionVisionValue
Eden-Area“Your Voice is Your Vote”
Conclusion“Recognizing and honoring the struggle of women 100 years ago reminds us of their vision, persistence,and sacrifice. Women’s drivefor political freedom helpedshape the history of our country and remains a noble heritagein which we can takeenormous pride.”
Winning The Vote
Thanks to:Mark NorbergDiana MadoshiCarolyn DarcyRene Besold
National Women’s History Alliance• Sources:
• Winning the Vote – Robert P.J. Cooney, Jr.• The Woman’s Hour – Elaine Weiss