Women Win Reforms

1. At this point, women can’t _________ or hold political office & few break “the mold” of _______________ • in society • Women _______outside of White House • > solitary confinement in prison • > hunger strike = ____________ • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Susan B. Anthony • - Both renew calls for suffrage • - Oppose _____ amendment as it gives the vote to African American • men but not women • - National Woman Suffrage Association (___________) – 1869 Stanton & Anthony set up a group that worked for a constitutional ________________ to give women the right to __________. ______________________1848 sets the scene for women’s suffrage & reform Key Players • Support Grows • By early 1900s 5 mil+ earn wages in jobs • (smaller than men) • __________________: people who worked for women’s right to vote Women Win Reforms • Women in the ________ get the First Votes • - “West is the best” • - Pioneer women had worked alongside men to build ________ & _________ • - The right to vote meant that the state recognizes these contributions • Alcohol • ________________movement to end the sale of alcoholic beverages began in the early 1800s • Women lead this movement = wives & mothers recognize alcohol as a ______________to the family (violence & hardship) • Women opposed saloons: where alcohol is served & political bosses made political decisions out of the reach of women • - Most refused entry to women • Women’s Christian Temperance Union – WCTU: 1874 • that worked to ban the sale of liquor in the U.S. • Picketing • - Soon after he became president, Wilson met with women to discuss rights. • He did not oppose them, however he was not prepared to back a • constitutional amendment. • - Why or why not? 1918 – Wilson agreed to support suffrage • 1919 – congress passed 19th Amendment: Guarantees women the right to vote • Women’s Clubs • Reading & tea-time  reformers, fundraisers, educators, combatants for women/ children rights, advocates supporting a better food/ drug industry, social work • 18th Amendment • Temperance movement gets support when we • go to WW1 in 1917 • Argument: the ___________ to make liquor • should be used to feed the American soldiers • 18th Amendment: 1917 – it is illegal to sell • alcoholic drinks anywhere in the ______________