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What is the cause and effect of women’s suffrage? /2

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Cause: the 19th century was an era of industrialization

Effect: led to more strict gender-roles

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What is the consequence leading to women’s suffrage? /3

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Led women to organize to gain basic human rights

Tackled the right to poverty and divorce

Demanded the right to vote

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What is the declaration of sentiments? /5

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Seneca Falls conference 1848

Fights for American Women’s Suffrage

A radical document from the United States

Targets the government on the subject of women’s rights in society

First document to formally articulate the demands of women’s rights movement

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Why did women reference/copy the Declaration of Independence for the Declaration of Sentiments? /4

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Show the level of anger

It’s a famous document known throughout North America that influenced the entire colony

Copying something popular that has already existed would be recognized easier

The Declaration of Independence got what they wanted (independence from the British empire)—hence copying it would give the same result

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How are the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments similar?

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Both demand a major change

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Sentiments?

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Make aware how much injustice/inequality was present between men and women

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Was improving women’s rights an easy process even after the release of the Declaration of Sentiments? Why? /3

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No

Why?
Since it goes against centuries worth of traditions where men had the higher status

A subject where the majority do not agree on

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Was the Declaration of Sentiments a radical document? Why? /2

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Yes!

It touched on a subject that most people did not even consider an issue

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What were the religious grievances in the Declaration of Sentiments?

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Women have no right to partake in religious authority higher than subordinate

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What were the civic/political grievances in the Declaration of Sentiments? /6

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No right to Vote

No right to Run in elections

No right to Equal wages

No right to Identity (once married civilly dead)

Must follow laws in which they have no say in

Only be recognized by the government for property taxation

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What were the social/cultural grievances in the Declaration of Sentiments? /7

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No right to freedom (abuse, rape, confinement)

No right to enriched education

No INDEPENDENCE (MUST depend on a man)

Are labeled as people who should stay home and care of the house (ex. Housewife)

Double standards between men and women (judged differently)

Limited career choices

Low wages

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What are the grievances present in the Declaration of Sentiments that still exist today? /4

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Minority groups (ex. Indigenous people) have limits to what they can do

Men still get paid more than women

Double standards between sexes still exist

Women are still under represented

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What is the Declaration of Independence? /4

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American Revolution 1776

Result of high taxation due to Great Britain going into debt after the 7 Years War

Battle between Britain and the 13 colonies

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd US president at the time

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What is the 7 Years War? /2

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Battle for territory between France and Great Britain

Cause debt for BOTH countries

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What is the suffrage movement in the US? /2

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Complicated

Pro women’s suffrage believed to gain the vote a priority given to gender over race and vice-versa

Women and men of all backgrounds argued over the question if women should obtain the right to vote at all

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What consequence did this opinion cause?

“Pro women’s suffrage believed to gain the vote a priority GIVEN TO GENDER OVER RACE and vice-versa”

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Suffragists debating whether or not to support the 15th Amendement

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What is the 15th Amendement? /3

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Passed in 1870

Gives men of all colour the right to vote in America (specifically African-Americans)

The right of the citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied b yet he US or any state on account of race, colour, or previous conditions of servitude

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Regardless of the 15th Amendement passing, who was still denied the right to vote in America?

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Women

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Who is Sojourner Truth? /5

15th Amendement

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Ex-slave

Noted Orator

Believes all men and women be allowed the right to vote

Believes it’s injustice if that the 15th Amendement does not change the fact that women still do not have the right to vote

Both supports and opposes the 15th Amendement

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Who is Frederick Douglas? /5

15th Amendement

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Supports the 15th Amendement

Believes both men and women deserve the right to vote, but prioritizes race over gender

His opinion is based off the matter of life and death for African Americans

Sees women have more protection than African Americans by being sisters, mothers, daughters, wives, etc of those in power (Caucasian)

Believes that giving African Americans suffrage will offer them more protection from severe prejudice

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Who is Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton? /3

15th Amendement

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Oppose the 15th Amendement

Believe that women should be granted suffrage before the coloured community can (RACIST)

Both women do not find it appropriate that men of all colours are put before women

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Regarding the 15th Amendement, what does it reveal about the suffrage movement in the US? /3

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Movement is somewhat discriminatory against other parties

Hypocritical, not all women are included in the women’s suffrage movement

Everyone has dividing opinions

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Who is the president during the women’s suffrage movement in the US?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Which state’s ratification vote is shown as a deadlock and gains when the right to vote?

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Tennessee

25
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Who is Harry T. Burn? /3

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20 year old

His vote allowed women to gain the right to suffrage in the deadlock

His decision was influenced by his mother wishing she can vote

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Why was Tennessee’s ratification of the 19th Amendement so important for women’s suffrage?

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Tennessee needed to vote yes for women’s suffrage to pass

2/3 of the US must agree for a law to pass

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Who is Alice Paul? /7

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American suffragette

Founded National Women’s Day

Held multiple degrees (science, social work)

Influenced by Emeline Pankhurst and her parents

Was arrested several times

Remained an activist till her death

Raised Quaker

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What is the 19th Amendement?

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Passed in 1920

Allowed American WHITE widen the right to vote

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How did Alice Paul’s parents influence her?

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Parents believed in gender equality

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What is Quaker?

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Religion that believes in equality and equal rights

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What actions did Alice Paul take being an activist? /2

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Hunger strike

Silent protest

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Why did Alice a Paul go on hunger strikes?

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To protest the treatment of suffragettes once they were arrested (poor conditions)

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Who is Emeline Pankhurst? /3

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British suffragette

Founded the Women’s Social Political Union (WSPU)

Was an extremist suffragette

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What is the slogan of the Women’s Social Political Union?

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Deeds not words

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What methods did British suffragettes use to gain the right to vote? /6

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Chain themselves to the gate of the Prime Ministers house (10 Downey street)

Hunger strikes

Attacking government + private property

Burning churches

Spoil the English sport of Horse Races

Hurt businesses

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What did British suffragettes do in terms of attacking the government + private property? /2

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Slashed paintings in museums

Ruined letters/pillar mailboxes via black ink, arson or corrosive chemicals

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What their protest tactic did American women use to gain suffrage? When was it? /2

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Held a massive parade of 8000 marches with:

  • Nine bands
  • Four mounted brigades
  • Allegorical performance near the Treasury building

When:
The day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration

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Why did British suffragettes target mail boxes and the postal service?

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Plays an important role for women = correspondents (from suitors, lovers, etc)

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How are British suffragettes treated by legal authorities? /3

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Physically and sexually assaulted by the police

Imprisoned for protesting

Force-fed by a tube through the nose in prison

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Why did British suffragettes imprisoned for the first time refuse to pay a fine to be released (bail)? /2

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To have the public continue talking about them

Raise more awareness for their cause

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What was the major fear of those who opposed suffrage in Britain? /2(3)

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Women will stop getting married
= British population will die out
Women will stop having children

42
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How were suffragettes portrayed NEGATIVELY in cartoons? /3

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Pathetic

Lesbians

Angry and bitter

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What is the suffragette uniform?

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A coloured sash of Green, Purple, and White

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What does each colour of the suffrage sash symbolize? /3

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White: Purity

Purple: Dignity

Green: Fertility and Hope for the futur

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Who is Emily Davidson? /6

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Radical Suffragette in Britain

Force-fed in prison

Hid in the British House of Parliament

Political prisoner

Died due to severe injury

Imprisoned several times

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How did Emily Davidson die? /2

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Severe injury inflicted by the King’s horse crashing into her as she walked across the race track

Entered into a come only to later die in the hospital days later

47
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What are British suffragists? What are British suffragettes? What do they have in common? /3(9)

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Suffragists:
Fight for the right to women’s suffrage
Use letters/meetings/petitions

Suffragettes:
Fight for the right to women’s suffrage 
Use extreme methods/actions
-Letter bombs
-Smashing windows
-Public demonstration
-Violence

HAVE THE SAME GOAL, DIFFERENT METHODS

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What was Emeline Pankhurst’s goal in using such chaotic methods to achieve women’s suffrage?

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British society would demand the government to let women have the right to vote in order to make suffragettes stop

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Why did Emeline Pankhurst use such chaotic methods to justify/achieve women’s right to vote?

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The British government views the protests with apathy

Apathy = without a care

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When chained to the Prime Minister’s railing on 10th Downey Street, Britain how come the belt/chain was under their skirts? /2

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To prevent the police from removing them from the railing

Police officers (most of them) refuse to put their hands under women’s skits/petticoats

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What are some pro-suffrage arguments? /4

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Women are not to be treated like convicts and/or lunatics

Men can commit sins and vote, but women with no mater hat they accomplish still do not hold that right

Women gave birth to all voters, hence, should receive the right to vote

Women are capable and can hold respected positions

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What are some anti-suffrage arguments? /5

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Women’s role is the home

Family life will suffer if women receive the right to vote: abandoning their responsibilities as mothers and wives

Women are seen as objects: use feminist to get that they want

Women are not capable to understand politics

Society is based in the unequal balance between men and women

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Who are the three Pankhurst women who fought for women’s suffrage? /3

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Emeline Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst (daughter)

Christabel Pankhust (daughter)

54
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Were women of colour also allowed the right to vote after the 19th Amendement was passed?

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The constitution does say women of colour can vote, but due to segregation it was dismissed

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Did the protest parade (before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration) successful? Why? /3

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NOPE!

The parades ended in physical violence with both the police and men

BUT did raise awareness

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What argument is provided that supports the use of violence to gain the right to vote in Great Britain?

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Without violence, women would not get the attention/awareness for their cause to gai none right to vote

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