IRON JAWS ANGELS FILM-SUFFRAGISM

What was often confused for insanity in women?

• Love

• Fear (miedo)

• Courage (valor)

• Anger

Why do these women ask for liberty?

• They want the President to give them freedom from their husbands

• They want the President to give them freedom of speech

• They want the President to give them freedom of reunion

• They want the President to give them freedom to vote, so that they are equal to men in the right to vote

What does NAWSA stand for?

• National Advanced Women Scientists Association

• Nothing. It doesn´t exist.

• National Advanced Women's Science Association

• National American Women Suffrage Association

What political party and President are these women referring to in the different banners (posters) or in the newspaper articles?

• They are referring to the President of the United States W. Wilson and his republican party.

• They are referring to the President of the NAWSA, W. Woodrow, and his republican party.

• They are referring to the Senator W. Wilson and his republican party.

• They are referring to the President of the U.S., W. Wilson, and the democrat party.

Do you think that all these women contributed to American democracy?

• Yes, definitely. Now, everybody could vote, everybody meant ALL citizens, men and women

• No. America was already a big and stable democracy.

• I don´t know much about American suffrage, but women helped the black people to vote.

• The Declaration of Independence says: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness'.

From Alice Paul ' There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it'

• It is a secondary source, political text and the main idea is that women are not part of the society.

• It is a secondary source, narrative text and the main idea is that America is not a democracy.

• It is a primary source, political text and the main idea is that as women are not full citizens in America, nothing has changed in history, they continued as in the Old Regime (old order) with differences, women still do not have rights.

• It is a primary source, narrative text and the main idea is that all citizens, including women have rights.

Suffragism is …

• someone who supports suffrage, especially a supporter of the right of women to vote in the early 20th century

• someone who supports suffrage, especially a supporter of the rights of men

• the right of a nation to govern its internal affairs without pressure

• a person who is in favour of men having the right to vote in the 20th century.

Why are these women calling the President Kaiser Wilson?

• Because Kaiser is a synonym for President

• Because Kaiser is like a leader and President Wilson was the leader of the Americans

• Because Kaiser was the leader of the Germans during WWI (World War) and the President of US was behaving like a dictator; imposing not debating.

• Because they were at war with the Germans and they wanted people to remember that

Why did the soldiers on the street attacked the women that were demonstrating outside the White House?

• It was a mistake

• They didn´t want to do it but they did it because of group pressure

• Because men were enthusiastic (happy) because they were supporting the war

• Because men thought women should support the soldiers fighting in the Great war and not attacking the President of US

1.    The Declaration of Independence says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”.

• a.    It is true. All Americans have been considered equal since 1776.

• a.    True. In 1776 only black Americans were considered equal.

• a.    True. Since 1776 American black women and men had been considered equal as white men and women.

• a.    It is true but only for the last quarter of the 20th century. All Americans (women, men, natives or people of color) are equal now, after everybody fought very hard for their rights.