Votes for WomenVotes for WomenThe Fight for Suffrage: 1848-The Fight for Suffrage: 1848-

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It all began with a cup of It all began with a cup of tea…tea…

Seneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls Convention

July 19-20, 1848July 19-20, 1848

Seneca Falls, NYSeneca Falls, NY

““A convention to discuss the A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious social, civil, and religious condition and rights of condition and rights of woman." woman."

Set agenda for women’s rights Set agenda for women’s rights movement that followed.movement that followed.

1848: Seneca Falls 1848: Seneca Falls ConventionConvention

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the Seneca Falls Convention.organized the Seneca Falls Convention.

Over three hundred men and women Over three hundred men and women attended.attended.

Here, the Declaration of Sentiments was Here, the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted.drafted.

The Seneca Falls Convention is The Seneca Falls Convention is considered to be the beginning of the considered to be the beginning of the Suffrage movement.Suffrage movement.

Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton1815-19021815-1902

Organized the conventionOrganized the convention

National Woman’s National Woman’s Suffrage AssociationSuffrage Association

"The prejudice against "The prejudice against color, of which we hear color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger so much, is no stronger than that against sex. It than that against sex. It is produced by the same is produced by the same cause, and manifested cause, and manifested very much in the same very much in the same

way." way."

Declaration of Declaration of Sentiments and Sentiments and

ResolutionsResolutions

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal…”

-Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1848Elizabeth Cady Stanton (sitting), Susan B. Anthony (standing)

The Declaration of The Declaration of SentimentsSentiments

Modeled after the Modeled after the Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

What were they What were they asking for?asking for?

1.1. Educational Educational rightsrights

2.2. Property rightsProperty rights

3.3. SUFFRAGESUFFRAGE

A Man Steps Up…A Man Steps Up…All resolutions passed All resolutions passed

unanimously at Seneca Falls unanimously at Seneca Falls except…except…

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGEWOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

Not until Frederick Douglass Not until Frederick Douglass spoke were people willing to spoke were people willing to

pass the resolution demanding pass the resolution demanding women’s suffragewomen’s suffrage

“Suffrage is the power to choose rulers and make laws, and the right by which all others are

secured.”

Backlash or Media Backlash or Media Flash?Flash?

Media frenzyMedia frenzy Declaration of SentimentsDeclaration of Sentiments w/ w/

signatures published all oversignatures published all over Some women rethought Some women rethought

positions and w/drew their positions and w/drew their namesnames

BUT…BUT…Media attention draws the issue into public discussion!

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony1820-19061820-1906

SchoolteacherSchoolteacher AbolitionistAbolitionist Especially concerned Especially concerned

with the right to votewith the right to vote 19th amendment is 19th amendment is

named after her.named after her.

““Marriage enchained, Marriage enchained, and children doubled and children doubled

the chains.” the chains.”

––Howard ZinnHoward Zinn

Lucy StoneLucy Stone1818-18931818-1893

Abolitionist and women’s Abolitionist and women’s rightsrights

First women to keep her last First women to keep her last name when married.name when married.

"I expect to plead not for the "I expect to plead not for the slave only, but for suffering slave only, but for suffering

humanity everywhere. humanity everywhere. Especially do I mean to labor Especially do I mean to labor for the elevation of my sex.“for the elevation of my sex.“

"A wife should no more take "A wife should no more take her husband's name than he her husband's name than he should her's. My name is my should her's. My name is my

identity and must not be identity and must not be lost." lost."

““Ain’t I a woman?”Ain’t I a woman?”-Sojourner Truth, 1851-Sojourner Truth, 1851

“That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody helps me any best place. And ain’t I a woman?…If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back and get it right-side up again. And now that they are asking to do it the men better let them.”

Dr. Elizabeth BlackwellDr. Elizabeth Blackwell1821- 19101821- 1910

First woman to First woman to receive an M.D. receive an M.D. degree from an degree from an American American medical school. medical school. (1849)(1849)

The Movement ExpandsThe Movement Expands

Conventions held Conventions held frequently from 1850 frequently from 1850 to the Civil Warto the Civil War

Women’s suffrage Women’s suffrage became central issuebecame central issue

The SplitThe Split18691869

Stanton and Anthony Stanton and Anthony protested the 14protested the 14thth Amendment…why Amendment…why do they protest it?do they protest it?

Stone called them Stone called them racists and racists and established the established the American Woman American Woman Suffrage Association Suffrage Association (AWSA) that rivaled (AWSA) that rivaled the NWSAthe NWSA

The Women Step It Up…The Women Step It Up…18721872

Anthony and Anthony and others vote in the others vote in the Presidential Presidential election!election!

Supreme Court Supreme Court declares that declares that states may decide states may decide on the issue of on the issue of women’s suffragewomen’s suffrage

The ReconciliationThe Reconciliation18901890

Stanton and Anthony reunite w/ Stone…and form the Stanton and Anthony reunite w/ Stone…and form the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

Where do they begin?Where do they begin?

The American The American West…why there?West…why there?

Wyoming leads the Wyoming leads the way!way!

Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt1859-19471859-1947

Traveled to COTraveled to CO

Politically savvy…Politically savvy…

1.1. Labor unionsLabor unions

2.2. Women’s Women’s Christian Christian Temperance Temperance UnionUnion

The OppositionThe Opposition

Massachusetts Massachusetts Association Association Opposed to Opposed to Suffrage for Suffrage for Women Women

Saloon ownersSaloon owners

Factory ownersFactory owners

Suffrage for Black Women?Suffrage for Black Women?

Mary Church Mary Church Terrell (1863-Terrell (1863-1954)1954)

Southern Southern resistanceresistance

Hypocrisy?Hypocrisy?

Harriot BlatchHarriot Blatch1856-19401856-1940

Daughter of Daughter of StantonStanton

Introduces new Introduces new tactic…tactic…

SUFFRAGE SUFFRAGE PARADESPARADES

The 2The 2ndnd Split Split19141914

Alice Paul Alice Paul (radical)(radical)

National Woman’s National Woman’s Party (rivals Party (rivals NAWSA)NAWSA)

1919thth Amendment Amendment(1920)(1920)

1918: Passes in the 1918: Passes in the House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives

1919: Passes in the 1919: Passes in the SenateSenate

1920: ¾ of the States 1920: ¾ of the States Ratify the AmendmentRatify the Amendment

NAWSA is now the NAWSA is now the League of Women League of Women Voters…Voters…