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Women’s Suffrage

Women’s Suffrage. The Right to Vote. Early…. Early… History. “...remember the ladies” - Abigail Adams (1776). “…Ain’t I a woman?” -Sojourner Truth (1851). Early History. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Seneca Falls (1848) Declaration of Rights & Sentiments.

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Women’s Suffrage

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  1. Women’s Suffrage The Right to Vote

  2. Early…. Early… History “...remember the ladies” - Abigail Adams (1776) “…Ain’t I a woman?” -Sojourner Truth (1851)

  3. Early History • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Seneca Falls (1848) • Declaration of Rights & Sentiments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgJrqhZvHQ

  4. Early History A wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers ... Lucy Stone “With such women consecrating their lives….. failure is impossible!” Susan B. Anthony

  5. National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) • Stanton & Anthony • Conservative group • Suffrage through the States

  6. New Leadership…….. Carrie Chapman Catt Wealthy, Conservative, High Society Women No Radicals

  7. NWSA in D.C. “Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.” Alice Paul To pay the fine would be admitting guilt. We haven't broken a law. Not one dollar! Lucy Burns

  8. Suffrage Parade and Pageants

  9. National Woman’s Party • Burns & Paul • Political Protestors • Federal Level

  10. Turning Point…….1917 • Picket Capital Hill • Arrests • Harsh treatment • Hunger strikes http://www.history.com/topics/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage/videos#lucy-burns-photograph

  11. Victory?????......1918 President Wilson will support suffrage. Suffrage passes in the House….. Stalls in the Senate.

  12. Victory !!!!!!...... 1919 “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of Sex” - 19th Amendment • Approved by Congress

  13. Ratification • ¾ of states to ratify • Wisconsin is the 1st • Pressure by President • 72 yrs….19th Amend. is ratified, August 1920).

  14. Voting in General Today…… • Voter participation is low (<50%) • Voter intimidation • Inaccurate registration • Confusing ballots U.S. CITIZENS TAKE VOTING FOR GRANTED

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