Women's Suffrage Movement

Passage of what amendment in 1920 gave women the right to vote?

• The Bill of Rights.

• The Prohibition Amendment.

• The 14th Amendment that granted "equal protection of the law."

• The 19th Amendment.

Women's contribution during this event moved President Wilson and others to support suffrage for women.

• The Great Depression.

• World War I.

• The Civil War.

• Creation of the American Red Cross.

What was included in the Declaration of Sentiments delivered at the 1948 Seneca Falls Convention by Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott?

• That women should be given the vote.

• Only people who own property should be allowed to vote.

• Only people who had at least a high school education should be allowed to vote.

What strategy did Stanton and Anthony take as leaders of the National American Woman Suffrage to win the right to vote for women?

• A constitutional amendment.

• To win the vote state-by-state.

• To be satisfied with partial suffrage--like voting in school board elections.

• To work for both an amendment and state-by-state suffrage simultaneously.

What region of the United States led the way in granting women full voting rights?

• The Deep South including Alabama and Mississippi.

• The industrial northeast led by New York.

• The midwest region including Minnesota.

• The western states such as Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.

What strategy did Alice Paul adopt to win suffrage for women as the head of the National Woman's party?

• A national approach--an amendment to the constitution.

• A state-by-state approach.

• County-by-county and state-by-state.

Which of the following was NOT done by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party in an attempt to win the vote for women?

• Chaining themselves to light poles and fences.

• Picketing the White House during WWI.

• Being jailed and going on hunger strikes.

• Deserting their husbands and children to live in communes.

In addition to being approved by 2/3 of Congress, what was needed to secure an amendment to the constitution?

• 3/4 of the states had to ratify the amendment.

• The president had to sign it into law.

• It went before the people as a direct vote-majority wins.

Why did Mrs. Dodge and the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage believe the vote should not be given to women?

• It would encourage women not to marry or to divorce their husbands.

• Women would be less likely to perform social work in their communities and bring about social reforms.

• They feared women would move into occupations unsuited to them such as becoming doctors, lawyers, and engineers.

What was Carrie Chapman Catt's "Winning Plan"?

• To campaign simultaneously for both an amendment and a state-by-state approach to win women the vote.

• To call a nationwide strike of all women both those in the workforce and housewives.

• To gain partial suffrage in areas more closely related to women--such as voting in school board members and delay pushing for an amendment.