Chapter 14: Suffragists

Read the quotation and select the person whose point-of-view it most likely represents.

“Women are well-represented by their fathers, brothers, and husbands.”

• suffragist

• anti-suffragist

Read the quotation and select the person whose point-of-view it most likely represents.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.”

• suffragist

• anti-suffragist

Read the quotation and select the person whose point-of-view it most likely represents.

“No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.”

• suffragist

• anti-suffragist

Read each quotation and select the person whose point-of-view it most likely represents.

“Women who are married should not have the right to vote because it’s like giving two votes to the husband.”

• suffragist

• anti-suffragist

Which phrase correctly defines “suffrage”?

• • the right to work

• • the right to vote

• • the right to own property

• the right to education

What was the MAIN goal of the women’s suffrage movement?

• • to give African Americans the right to vote

• • to elect a woman president

• • to give women the right to vote

• • to give women the right to own property

She campaigned for women's equal rights and voting rights. She helped organize the National Women's Suffrage Association.

• Susan B Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

After being refused a seat at an anti-slavery conference, she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention.

• Susan B Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

She was a formerly enslaved African American woman who became a nationally known speaker as she worked to improve the rights of African Americans and women.

• Susan B Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

A secondary goal of the suffrage movement was to improve women’s rights.
Which rights did suffragists work to help gain and protect for women? Pick 3

• • the right to own property

• • the right to own slaves

• • the right to work and receive fair pay

• • the right to get an education