Women's Suffrage Movement

In 1848, women met at a church to talk about women's rights and suffrage. This is--

• the right to work.

• the right to vote.

• the right to marry who they wanted.

• the right to own property.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott led the meeting. They wanted a say in the country's laws. But to have that, they needed-

• more money.

• to be elected to congress.

• the right to vote.

• the support of men.

In addition to fighting for the right to vote, what other cause did women's rights activists fight for?

• Getting rid of slavery.

• Being able to be elected.

• Animal rights.

• The right to marry who they wanted.

Some women worked to change laws. One law they wanted was to-

• allow women to drive.

• ban alcohol.

• make smoking illegal.

• allow women to go to college.

Women who fought for women's suffrage were called-

• suffragists.

• justice seekers.

• solutionists.

• grand marshalls.

In 1889, this state was the first to give women the right to vote.

• Washington

• Florida

• Wyoming

• Iowa

What major event in the United States caused women to start doing jobs that were often done by men?

• The San Francisco Earthquake

• The Great Chicago Fire

• World War 1

• The Civil War

On August 18th, 1920, the nineteenth amendment was passed. It states that--

• women would be paid the same as men.

• women could work the same jobs as men.

• women had the right to be elected to congress.

• women had the right to vote.

Before the women's suffrage movement began, what had most women always done?

• They fought in the war.

• They worked in factories.

• They stayed home and cared for their children.

• They went to college.

What was the purpose of women's clubs in the 1800s?

• To teach women how to vote.

• To teach women how to be better wives.

• To educate women.

• To teach women to be better mothers.