Iron Jawed Angels

What does NAWSA stand for?

• National Association of Women Standing Alone
• National American Women's Suffrage Association
• National Advanced Women's Science Association
• Nothing. It is made up.

Who was in charge of NAWSA during the nineteen teens?

• Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr. Anna Shaw

• Lucy Burns and Alice Paul

• Inez Milholland

• Susan B. Anthony

Alice Paul's religion influenced her efforts as a reformer. Which religion did Alice Paul practice?

• Catholicism

• Baptist

• Quaker

• Atheism

Alice Paul and Lucy Burns met at a significant location. Where was it?

• In college

• In Great Britain

• They were childhood friends

• At a NAWSA convention.

What did Alice and Lucy have to do to run the Congressional Union?

• Raise their own funds
• Enlist the help of famous people
• Rent a house
• Hold a parade

What was the first big event the Congressional Union held?

• A big parade the day President Wilson arrived in Washington
• A large women's suffrage rally with thousands of people.
• A sit-in in the halls of Congress.
• A speaking tour around the country

Who led the Suffragist Parade in 1913 by dressing as an angel and riding atop a white horse?

• Alice Paul
• Lucy Burns
• Inez Milholland
• Doris Stevens

True or False: NAWSA leadership was in full support of the activities of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns.

• True
• False

How did the leadership of NAWSA shut down the activities of the Congressional Union?

• Investigated their finances
• Forced Paul and Burns to step down as leaders.
•  Replaced Paul with Catt.
• Write a letter to the Washington Post.

What helped to sway public and political opinion in support of suffrage for women?

• Protests in front of the White House during WWI.

• Carrie Chapman Catt's influence over President Wilson.

• The use of the media (newspapers) to detail the women's struggles as they faced brutal treatment in prison.

• People were sick of hearing about suffrage.