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!!
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