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Women in the P rogressivism E ra

Women in the P rogressivism E ra. By: Isabella Milan & Teresa Tovar. Carrie Chapman CAtt. Joined the suffrage movement in 1887 Took over the National American Woman's S uffrage Association also know as the (NAWSA) Came up with a plan to pass the 19 th amendment (“Winning Plan”)

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Women in the P rogressivism E ra

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  1. Women in the Progressivism Era By: Isabella Milan & Teresa Tovar

  2. Carrie Chapman CAtt • Joined the suffrage movement in 1887 • Took over the National American Woman's Suffrage Association also know as the (NAWSA) • Came up with a plan to pass the 19th amendment (“Winning Plan”) • Founded the League of Women voters • Worthy succesor,increased the size of the organization and conducted substantial fundraisers that helped the organization • Left in 1904 due to family issues,but returned after her husband died

  3. Carrie chapman catt • Left NAWSA to help other women around the world • Became an active pacifist in her later life

  4. Ida b. wells • African American born a slave • Freed do to Emancipation Proclamation • Wrote editorials for newspaper of African Americans and the rough situations they were going through • Teacher in segregated schools (For African Americans) • Established civil rights organizations (National association for colored people,National association for advancement in colored people)

  5. National womens suffrage association • Also known as the NWSA • Created to help women gain rights • Established by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1869 when the women's right movement split in two • Wanted women to have help in various social issues such as marriage and divorce • They condemned the 14th and 15th amendment as unjust • Unionization of women workers

  6. Alice paul • Born January 11 1885 • Pushed for woman's rights movement • Returned to the U.S in 1910 and got involved in the women's suffrage movement • At first she was part of the NAWSA but focused on state by state campaign • A member of the National Woman's party • Preferred to lobby congress for an amendment on the constitution • Demanded constitutional amendment for the right to vote for women

  7. Jailed various times for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace • Even after being debilitated from a stroke in 1974 she continued fighting for women's rights until her death in 1977

  8. 19th amendment • Guaranteed women the right to vote • Many Americans considered it a radical change to the constitution • On May 21 1919 amendment was passed by representatives then by the senate • ¾ the states voted for the law to be passed • Ratified August 18 1920 • Women had different strategies to gain their rights

  9. Men wanted to dominate and women thought if black men had the right to vote why shouldn’t women have that right to Only when convenient were women “people”

  10. Works cited • "The National American Woman Suffrage Association ." Bryn Mawr College. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/exhibits • "National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) (American political organization) -- Encyclopedia Britannica." Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/405576/National-Woman-Suffrage-Association-NWSA>. • "National Woman Suffrage Association." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWnwsa • " Alice Paul Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com ." Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com . N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/alice-paul-9435021>.

  11. Works cited • "Education & Resources - National Women's History Museum - NWHM." National Women's History Museum - NWHM. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/alice-paul/>. • "Alice Paul." LHRIC . N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. <http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc • " Woman Suffrage | New Georgia Encyclopedia ." Homepage | New Georgia Encyclopedia . N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. <http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/woman-suffrage>.

  12. Works cited • "19th Amendment — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/19th-amendment>. • "19th Amendment adopted — History.com This Day in History — 8/26/1920." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/19th-amendment-adopted>. • " Carrie Chapman Catt Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com ." Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com . N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/carrie-chapman-catt-9241831>.

  13. Focus question • What were the main goals of the Woman's suffrage association

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