women's suffrage

How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

• By eliminating the poll tax

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender

• By lowering the voting age

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

• own a firearm
• vote in political elections
• practice your religion
• free speech

Which statement best represents the events in the picture?

• Women wanted the president to support equal rights and the right to vote for females.
• Women wanted the U.S. president to back labor unions.
• Women did not like the president’s approach to civil rights.
• Women protested for homeless women and demanded equal job opportunities.

What amendment gave all women the right to vote?

• 11th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 26th

True or false, all women wanted the right to vote

• true

• false

Women were often treated as second-class citizens.

• True

• False

Can you name one female leader of the suffrage movement?

Why did the Suffragettes go on hunger strike, in prision?

• they didn't like prison food

• they wanted to be treated as political prisioners

What is a suffragist?

• a person who works to end slavery

• a person who likes school

• a person who supports women's right to vote

• a person who suffers in rags

When did women get the right to vote?

• 1776
• 1865
• 1920
• 2003