Final Flashcards
What is the separate spheres doctrine
Split between your public and private life
Doctrine of Coveture
When a women got married her rights became her husbands
Seneca falls convention
July 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, negative news coverage, voting rights were the most controversial discussed
Why was suffrage important?
Access to the political system, symbolic value (represents a full citizen)
Which other movements was the suffrage movement connected to
The abolitionist movement, temperance movement
Who were the two early suffragists
Lucy stone, Susan b Anthony
When does the suffrage movement split
When the 15th amendment is passed
National woman’s suffrage association
Stanton and Anthony, didn’t support the 15th amendment bc it didn’t include woman’s right to vote
American woman suffrage association
Lucy stone, for the 15th amendment
Who were the opponents of the woman’s suffrage movement
The liquor and manufacturing industries
Which state was the first to grant woman’s suffrage
Wyoming
Which western states granted women’s suffrage first
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington
Why did western states grant womens suffrage
Realities of frontier life, ratio of men to women
Minor v. happersett
The 14th amendment does not guarantee women the right to vote
What strategies were used in the suffrage movement
Educating the public on these issues, lobbying, direct action protests
What were direct action protests
Demonstrations outside the White House, hunger strikes
What was the last state to ratify the 19th amendment
Tennessee
Who was a key vote in ratifying the 19th amendment
Terry burn
Civil rights act of 1964
Prohibited gender discrimination, Howard smith added gender bc he thought it would make it harder to pass
Title XI
Intercollegiate athletics