USI.8e Women's Suffrage

The fight for Women's Suffrage, and the Women's Rights Movement began at this convention:

• Seneca Falls Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Yalta Conference

In this, supporters of Women's Suffrage declared that "All men and women are created equal."

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Sentiments

• VA Declaration of Rights

• US Constitution

The Women's Suffrage Movement was lead by strong women, including:

• Sojourner Truth

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Ruth Batter Ginsburg

Supporters of Women's Rights believed that women were denied basic rights like:

• Voting

• Access to educational opportunities

• Equal opportunities in business

• Limits in the right to own property

In the 1800s, many people believed a woman's place was...

• Out working fields

• Running businesses

• In the home

• In finishing schools

Supporters of Women's Suffrage became known as:

• Suffrage Sisters

• Crazy Women

• Feminists

• Suffragettes