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The Petticoat LobbyWomen’s Suffrage Movement in

TexasStanding Before Us

VocabularySuffrage-The right to vote, especially in a political election

Suffragette-A woman advocate for female suffrage

Petticoat- Women used to wear them under long skirtsLobby-A group of persons who work for or conduct a campaign to influence members of Congress (Legislative branch of government)

Jane McCallum Texas Suffragette

• Click to read a brief introduction to Texas Suffragette Jane McCallum.

• 1. What coalition (a group of different organizations) did Jane McCallum head up in the 1920s?

• Can you name at least five accomplishments made by the Petticoat Lobby?

• Due to her successes in helping lobby Congress to pass suffrage in Texas; she was appointed to a high level government position. Jane McCallum served as one of Texas’s few female _____________________________.

Listen to Audio of Texas Originals, then answer the Turn and Talk

question

• On June 28, 1919, Jane McCallum wrote in her diary,"Somehow I felt too thankful to be jubilant (happy). We

have a great responsibility and I pray God we may meet it squarely and successfully.“

• Turn & Talk: What do you Jane McCallum was celebrating on June 28, 1919? In June 1919 a woman suffrage amendment was

sent to the states for approval. The Texas House passed the amendment on June 23 and the Texas Senate on June 28.

How did we get to suffrage?1848 Seneca Falls Convention

Declaration of Sentiments“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are

created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Turn &Talk: 1. How long did it take for suffrage to be achieved after the Seneca

Falls Convention?

2. What is the difference (two words) between the quote from the Declaration of Independence and the quote from the Declaration ofSentiments?

What did some of the men believe?• Women had long been unable to vote, and many people, including many women, thought that the

status quo (the way things had always been) should not be disturbed.

• Custom and tradition held that government was for men and that women had no need for the ballot because men would protect them.

• Many men and women believed that participation in politics would, it was thought, make women coarse and crude and would cause them to neglect (ignore) their homes and their children.

• In the minds of many Texans woman suffrage was more than a political issue. It was a dangerous threat to the social order.

• Suffragists believed that the vote would allow women to function more effectively in their traditional roles. As mothers, teachers, businesswomen, and workingwomen, they would use the ballot in behalf of better schools, playgrounds, parks, public health, sanitation, working conditions, and an improved life in general.

Turn & Talk:What arguments are being used (by the Texas Equal SuffrageAssociation) in orderto convince Texas Men that Texas Women deserve equality?

August 1920

Music video and Reflection

Reflection question: How and why did Texas Suffragettes such as Jane McCallum work to get Texas to pass the 19th Amendment and allow women to participate in Texas civics (politics)?

Your final product

• You will create a poster for a museum exhibit that celebrates a famous American Suffragette.

• Use the internet on the laptop to further your research on one of the following American Suffragettes who came before Jane McCallum (of Texas).

Sojourner TruthElizabeth Cady StantonSusan B. AnthonyLucretia Mott

• Your poster should include:– A title– A picture– 3 Facts about the person you

select; please write in complete sentences.

A. What is this woman famous for?B. How did she help to achieve women’s suffrage? What did she do to help the women’s right’s movement?C. What is her biggest accomplishment in your opinion?

– Make sure you focus on how these women helped all American women achieve the right to vote.