Women's Suffrage Movement Overview

The right to vote in political elections is called...

• Suffrage

• Rallies

• Petition

The National Women's Suffrage Association was led by...(Pick 2)

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Stanton

• Lucy Stone

• Henry Blackwell

In 1890, the two women's suffrage organizations came together to form a larger group called the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).

• True
• False

Which of the following was a method used by suffragists to gain support for women's right to vote?

• Ignoring public opinion

• organizing rallies and marches

• writing books to explain their cause

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in all U.S elections.

• True
• False

Many suffragists went door-to-door or held small local meetings to talk to people and gain support for women’s right to vote was called...

• Campaigns

• The use of media

• Hunger strikes

Rallies are large gatherings of people organized to show support for a cause.

• True
• False

When was the Seneca Falls Convention in New York held?

• 1845

• 1848

• 1849

• 1852

A written request signed by many people to demonstrate support for a cause or idea is called...

• Rallies

• Petition

• Suffragists

Suffragists organized rallies and parades to raise awareness and get people to pay attention to their fight for the right to vote.

• True
• False