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Progressive Reforms

Progressive Reforms. Rights for Women. Focus Question . Why is the vote so important in the American system of government?. The Quest for Voting Rights . Women long called for suffrage Seneca Falls The Arrest of Susan B. Anthony Issue put on the back burner nationally.

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Progressive Reforms

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  1. Progressive Reforms Rights for Women

  2. Focus Question • Why is the vote so important in the American system of government?

  3. The Quest for Voting Rights • Women long called for suffrage • Seneca Falls • The Arrest of Susan B. Anthony • Issue put on the back burner nationally

  4. Gains at the Local Level • Suffrage rights grew on local levels • Areas within a woman’s sphere • Greater equality, especially on the farm • Concerted effort by the Suffragettes

  5. NAWSA • National American Woman Suffrage Association • “Winning Plan” of Carrie Chapman Catt • Lobby for a Constitutional Amendment • Push for state suffrage laws • Used the Referendum process • “Society Plan”

  6. Protest and Reaction

  7. Radical Action • Some took drastic action • Took cues from the British Suffrage movement • National Women’s Party • Led by Alice Paul • Sponsored massive picketing • Civil Disobedience • Hunger Strikes

  8. Summary • What would you say to a classmate was the most important thing learned in class today? Explain your response.

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