WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE A Progressive Movement

BACKGROUND Women had been fighting for the right

of others for years Slaves Labors Immigrants By Lecture, Writing CampaignsNow wanted to fight for their

rights…Suffrage

HARDSHIPS Problems in the Workplace

Wages Working conditions Long Hours

Key Victory…Muller v. Oregon Supreme Court agreed with and Oregon

law that capped working hours for woman due to danger to birth and families

Lewis D. Brandeis

HARDSHIPS Unfair Pricing hurts women National Consumer League

Florence Kelley Special Labels to goods produced in good, fair and safe working

conditions Laws to force government inspection of productsReform of women's factories

Women Trade Union8 hour dayMinimum Wage

Lobbying for what they wanted

OTHER BATTLES Temperance

Women’s Christian Temperance Union End the consumption and production of alcohol Why?

Temperance will keep mothers and families safe

18th Amendment – allowed the production and sale of alcoholBirth Control- Margret Sanger – Family life and women’s

heath would improve if had less childrenIda B. Wells- National Association of Colored Women To help Black women and family to a better life

FIGHT TAKES A NEW TURN National Women Suffrage Association

Carrie Chapman Catt- Reorganized the fight

Wanted to recruit women of all socio-economic levels

Two front attack: One group lobbies Congress for a Const.

Amendment for Women’s right to vote (19th) Other group works in the states to gain women

the right to vote

ANTI-WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE National Association Opposed to

Women Suffrage… Seeking Constitutional Amendment

Worked against the Suffragettes Took time away from family To resources and volunteers from other

work that could benefit society Faded away as pressure for

suffrage grew

OTHERS IN THE STRUGGLE Alice Paul

Formed the National Women’s Party … Seeking Constitutional Amendment

First Group to use protest marches and picket signs outside the White House

Used Hunger Strikes, Militant pressure on Congress

Made some mad because it made other groups methods look weak

SUFFRAGE AT LAST Suffragettes supported America in

WWI This gained them support in Congress along

with the efforts of Catt and Paul In June 1919 Congress approved the 19th

Amendment On August 18, 1920 Tennessee became the

last state needed to ratify the 19th Amend. Women could now vote!!