Suffrage

The video explores the history of suffrage, focusing on the women's suffrage movement. It begins with an introduction to suffrage as the right to vote and highlights the historical context where women lacked voting rights. The narrative covers the early suffrage movement, key figures like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, and significant events such as the Seneca Falls Convention. It discusses the strategies used by suffragists, the opposition they faced, and the eventual global achievements in women's suffrage, including the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the U.S. The video concludes by examining the social and economic impacts of suffrage on women.

What is suffrage primarily concerned with?

• The right to education

• The right to own property

• The right to vote

• The right to free speech

In the 19th century, what significant change began to occur regarding women's roles?

• Women started to work in factories

• Women began to receive more education and engage in politics

• Women were allowed to join the military

• Women started to own businesses

Who were the key figures that organized the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls?

• Harriet Tubman and Clara Barton

• Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth

• Alice Paul and Lucy Stone

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

What was the primary goal of the women's rights movement in the 19th century?

• To gain equal pay for women

• To secure voting rights for women

• To allow women to serve in the military

• To provide free education for women

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

• Canada

• Australia

• United States

• New Zealand

What significant event in 1920 marked a milestone for women's suffrage in the United States?

• The ratification of the 19th Amendment

• The formation of the National Women's Party

• The first female senator elected

• The first women's rights march in Washington D.C.

How did gaining the right to vote impact women socially and economically?

• It had no significant impact

• It allowed women to participate in politics and improve their social status

• It led to immediate equal pay for women

• It resulted in women leaving the workforce