Women's Suffrage

What does the word suffrage mean?

• Freedom of speech

• The right to vote

• Equal pay

• Freedom of religion

Women gained the right to vote in the United States in the year _____.

Which event is considered the official beginning of the women's suffrage movement?

• The Civil War

• The Seneca Falls Convention

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

Match each SUFFRAGIST to her contribution.

• Speaker and leader of early convnetions

• Alice Paul

• Arrested for voting illegally

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Protested outside the White House

• Ida B. Wells

• Fought for racial and gender equality

• Susan B. Anthony

At the Seneca Falls Convention, leaders wrote the _____________ __ _______________, a document calling for equal rights for women.

(Hint: Look at the slide titled "Early Struggles")

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

The women's suffrage movement lasted __ years, showing determination and persistance.

Which strategy did suffragists use to spread their ideas?

• Peaceful marches and rallies

• Publishing newspapers and pamphlets

• Gathering petitions

• All of the above

Why was the 19th Amendment a major turning point in the United States democracy?

• It gave women the right to vote, expanding democracy to half the population

• It lowered the voting age to 16

• It ended slavery in all states

• It gave voting rights only to wealthy citizens

The women's suffrage movement inspired later fights for equality, such as the ______ ______ Movement.

(Hint: BOTH words must be capitalized)