women's suffrage Flashcards
what was the cult of domesticity?
the ideology that a woman’s life should be in private, and should not venture into the public sphere for work like men do
what was the Seneca Falls Convention?
The very first women’s rights convention in the United States (NY) progressively, both men and women joined at the convention
which amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th amendment, 1920
what was temperance?
the movement to ban/ restrict alcohol in the United States. Many women supported prohibition for the sake of domestic abuse/ for more stable households
what effect did the 15th amendment (black men’s right to vote) have on Women’s Suffrage?
it created a racial divide in the movement
Who was Susan B Anthony?
a suffragette & prominent leader of the movement who once tried to vote illegally by dressing up as a man to get into the polls. she was caught, arrested, tried, and fined $100
Were women allowed to vote, or run office by 1872?
Run for office, surprisingly
What happened around 1890?
the divided women’s groups decided they needed to reunite in order to be taken seriously
what brought from world war 1?
because of millions of women joining the war effort, Woodrow Wilson (president) begins to support women’s suffrage
Why wasn’t the fight for women’s suffrage over until the 1960’s?
many women of color did not secure their right to vote until the ‘60’s
define suffragette
a female activist who sought the right to vote through organized protest
