Women's Rights Movement Quiz

What event in 1848 was critical for the women's rights movement?

• The founding of the National Woman Suffrage Association

• The start of the Civil War

• The Seneca Falls Convention

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Sentiments?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Paulina Davis

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Lucretia Mott

Which reform movement did women participate in early on?

• The labor movement

• The temperance movement

• The antislavery movement

• The environmental movement

What was a major limitation on women's participation in reform movements?

• They could not own property

• They could not hold leadership positions

• They could not vote

• They could not attend school

In what year did the women's rights movement begin to push more significantly?

• 1820

• 1840

• 1861

• 1890

Who signed the Declaration of Sentiments and believed it was modeled on the Declaration of Independence?

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Henry Stanton

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main point made by Paulina Davis at the National Women’s Rights Convention?

• Women wanted equality in human rights

• Women should remain in the household

• Women should not wear their hair down

• Women should focus on the antislavery movement

Which state allowed Louisa Swain to become the first woman to vote in the nation?

• New York

• California

• Massachusetts

• Wyoming

What did the 19th Amendment achieve?

• Prohibited alcohol

• Abolished slavery

• Granted women the right to vote

• Allowed women to own property

Who did not initially support both women’s rights and women’s suffrage?

• Frederick Douglass

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Lucretia Mott

• Susan B. Anthony