Social Developments: Developments for Women - Temperance Movement and NAWSA Flashcards
What was Womens Suffrage?
The ability for women to have the right to vote
What convention happened in 1848?
Seneca Falls Convention
What was created at the 1848 Seneca Convention?
The Declaration of Sentiments
What did the Declaration of Sentiments say?
Women and Men should both be equal in society, not just men
Which group of people opposed women having the right to vote the most?
Men
What was a division within the feminist movements themselves?
Divisions between giving voting rights to African American men at the expense of no voting rights for black or white women
When was NAWSA formed?
1890
What did NAWSA help to do?
Unite the different parts of the Feminist movement
What does NAWSA stand for?
National American Woman’s Suffrage Association
When did women get voting rights in the USA?
1920
What amendment were equal voting rights for women passed in?
The 19th Amendment
What was the 19th Amendment often referred to as? Why?
The Susan B Anthony Bill as she had a large involvement in creating and attempting to pass it
When did Susan B Anthony propose the womens voting rights bill? What is significant about this?
1878, meaning it took over 4 decades to pass
What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton say to cause the first split in the Feminist movement?
By saying women should have the same voting rights as African American men
Who was the first president of NAWSA?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
