Women in Activism and Suffrage

The video introduces the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Cincinnati and its exhibit on women's suffrage. Christina Hartley, the executive director, discusses the importance of voting, highlighting the 19th Amendment. The video explores women's roles in public life before they could vote, focusing on Katherine Beecher's letter-writing campaign and Isabella Beecher's advocacy for voting rights. It also mentions Victoria Woodhull's presidential run and Harriet Beecher Stowe's quiet support for women's suffrage.

What is the main focus of the exhibit at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House?

• The life of Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Women's suffrage and Ohio women's vote

• The abolition of slavery

• The history of the Beecher family

Why did the narrator emphasize the importance of voting?

• Because many groups struggled to gain this right

• Because it allows people to complain about the government

• Because it is a way to influence family members

• Because it is a legal obligation

What was Katherine Beecher's approach to activism?

• Organizing protests

• Writing letters to influence policy

• Running for political office

• Advocating for women's voting rights

What was Katherine Beecher's view on women's voting?

• She strongly supported it

• She was indifferent to it

• She believed women should influence through family

• She actively campaigned for it

Who was an advocate for women's voting rights among Harriet's sisters?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Katherine Beecher

• Victoria Woodhull

• Isabella Beecher

What is planned to be featured in the Harriet Beecher Stowe House exhibit?

• Katherine Beecher's letter-writing campaigns

• Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist work

• The life of Victoria Woodhull

• Isabella Beecher's advocacy for voting rights

Who was the first woman to run for US president?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Isabella Beecher

• Susan B. Anthony

• Victoria Woodhull

What was Harriet Beecher Stowe's stance on women's suffrage?

• She opposed it

• She was a quiet supporter

• She was indifferent

• She was a vocal advocate

What was the relationship between Victoria Woodhull and the Beecher family?

• They had an interesting relationship

• They were unrelated

• They were close allies

• They were political rivals

What was Harriet Beecher Stowe's primary focus in her activism?

• Abolition of slavery

• Women's suffrage

• Education reform

• Temperance movement