Women's Rights

The first Women’s Rights Convention was held in:

• Niagara Falls, NY

• Seneca Falls, NY

• Sonoma Falls, NY

• Seleca Falls, NY

What did the Seneca Falls Convention do?

• It established the women's rights movement in America.

• It automatically gave woman tons of rights.

• It helped led directly to the passage of the 19th Amendment

• It hosted Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech

What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in support of Women’s Suffrage
• It was the first large gathering in the Women’s Suffrage movement
• Women planned the first march in front of the White House
• Women prepared letters to ask for the end of the sale of Alcohol

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

• 14th 
• 15th 
• 19th 
• 23rd

When did Congress pass the women's suffrage amendment?

• More than 70 years after the women’s suffrage movement began in Seneca Falls, in 1920.

• Immediately after the Seneca Falls Convention.

• After the Civil War, along with the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

• At the start of WWI, so the US could un-hypocritically fight to make the world "safe for democracy"

When did women get the right to vote?

• 1776

• 1865

• 1920

• 1972

Which state was the first to grant women voting rights?

• Alabama

• Colorado

• Utah

• Wyoming

Who was Alice Paul?

• The woman who brought the attention-getting tactics of British suffragists to U.S. shores.

• The woman pressured President Wilson to backup the congressional passage of the 19th amendment

• The woman who picketed and chained herself to the White House fence.

• All of the above

How did the US government react to women who protested outside of the White House?

• They shot tear gas into the crowd
• They arrested the women
• They sympathized and fed the women

It took women a long time to get voting rights for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

• The leaders in the Women Suffrage Movement used overly emotional arguments.
• The Civil War and the 14th and 15th Amendments that followed interrupted the movement.
• Many Americans felt that giving women the right to vote would be harmful to the existing social and political structures.
• Many organizations and competing strategies distracted the focus.