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Suffrage Movement

Suffrage Movement. 3 Main Ideas behind the Women Suffrage Movement. 1. Beliefs 2. Declaration of Supporters 3. Leaders. International Spies!. Beliefs

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Suffrage Movement

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  1. Suffrage Movement

  2. 3 Main Ideas behind the Women Suffrage Movement

  3. 1. Beliefs 2. Declaration of Supporters 3. Leaders

  4. International Spies!

  5. Beliefs Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote and historically includes the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage to women, on an equal basis to those for men and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax or marital status.

  6. What does that mean?

  7. a. Marriage & babies

  8. b. Divorce

  9. c. Ability to hold owns estate

  10. d. Ability to VOTE!!!!!!!!!

  11. II. Declaration of Supporters AKA: Declaration of Sentiments Frederick Douglass, whose attendance at the convention and support of the Declaration helped pass the resolutions put forward, the document was the "grand basis for attaining the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women.

  12. What does this mean? All men, women, and children regardless of color, gender and WHATEVER are created EQUAL Under God.

  13. ALL PEOPLE!!!!

  14. Seneca Falls, NY 1848

  15. Leaders • Lucretia Mott • 1st Women Suffrage & abolitionist • Considered sugar & cotton a evil • Underground railroad • Died helping slaves cross

  16. Susan B. Anthony • Quaker born • Became the “voice” of the movement • No children • Championed for 50+ years

  17. Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Refused to lose surname • Raised 7 babies while writing most of Anthony's speeches

  18. William Lloyd Garrison • Abolitionist & Women Suffrage • Wife best-friend • Beaten up for beliefs outside of Penn.

  19. Lucy Stone • 1st woman to earn a college degree • Active in women keeping their last names, earning college degrees, divorce & keeping their babies after divorce

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