Women's Suffrage Movement Quiz

What was a major factor that brought the women's suffrage movement to the center of national conversation by 1915?

• The movement's shift from a few crusaders to a mass movement

• The increasing number of women in the workforce

• The movement's success in the former Confederate states

• The support from industrial interests

What was the primary purpose of the women's cross-country journey in 1915?

• To promote women's participation in the workforce

• To gather support for a state-by-state suffrage campaign

• To demand a federal amendment for women's suffrage

• To protest against President Wilson

What inspired Alice Paul's approach to the suffrage movement?

• The support from the Democratic Party

• The industrial revolution

• The success of the suffrage movement in Canada

• Her experiences with British suffragettes

What was the strategic significance of the envoys' journey to Washington D.C.?

• To establish a new suffrage organization

• To negotiate with the Republican Party

• To demonstrate the power of women's votes in the western states

• To seek financial support for the suffrage movement

How did President Wilson initially respond to the envoys' petition for women's suffrage?

• He promised to pass the amendment within a year

• He immediately supported the federal amendment

• He expressed concerns about its impact on the home

• He dismissed the petition as unimportant