Women Who Spoke Up

Effects: States began granting women the right to vote.

In 1920, Congress passed the 19thAmendment to the Constitution.

What could be a cause of these effects?

• Women regularly held events to make their voices heard.

• Women regularly met with the House of Representatives to make their voices heard.

• Women regularly voted to make their voices heard.

• Women regularly wrote articles to make their voices heard.

Why did the author write this article?

• To tell us how lawmakers amend the Constitution

• To tell us about women who dedicated their lives to a cause

• To tell us about men who opposed two popular wars

• To tell us about men who fought against women's rights

The news article says all of the following except __________.

• Sojourner Truth could not read or write.

• Sojourner Truth was very tall and intelligent.

• Sojourner Truth spoke out about both women's rights and slavery.

• Sojourner Truth was best known for getting slavery outlawed in New York.

Why did women gather in New York State in July 1848?

• They were there because they wanted lawmakers to outlaw slavery in New York.

• They were there because newspapers had made fun of them.

• They were there to find ways to make lawmakers let women vote.

• They were there to hear Sojourner Truth's speech called "Ain't I A Woman."

What is known to be true about Sojourner Truth?

• She had to deal with very tall people.

• She could neither read nor write.

• She was not able to speak English.

• She had to deal with very smart people.

According to the article, how were Sojourner Truth and Jeannette Rankin similar?

• Both women served in the House of Representatives.

• Both women voted against the U.S. entering a world war.

• Both women spoke out against slavery.

• Both women worked for women's rights.