The two branches of the suffrage movement had parted ways. The National American Woman Suffrage Association, now headed by Carrie Chapman Catt, believed it was best to work in a traditional political manner, while the National Women’s Party, headed by Alice Paul, felt only public confrontation would bring change. But their disagreement did not stop […]

VocabularyKnowing what these words mean will help you enjoy the chapterratification      populous      Prohibition Facts and Details: Literal Meaning1. Which of the two suffrage groups got more publicity? Why?2. Which group supporting the war effort more during World War I?3. Who was the first woman elected to Congress?4. Which state provided the […]

The young suffragists who joined in at the start of the 20th Century had an advantage that had been won by the women who came before them: Education. Sojourner Truth had been illiterate, and even those who had good educations for the time had grown up when few colleges would let women attend. Three of […]

  Even before Susan B. Anthony and Virginia Minor cast their illegal ballots, suffragists had begun working to change state laws one at a time. It was not an easy process, and it was not often successful. Although the railroads connected major cities, traveling throughout an entire state was difficult. Wagons and dirt roads were […]

Facts and Details 1. They had worked or volunteered during the war, plus doing chores their husbands usually did.2. It was hard to get a divorce or to get help if they were abused.3. They would vote the same way their husbands did, so it would be like the men would get two votes.4. They […]

Emancipation of the slaves was only one change the Civil War had brought about. Though they still did not have the vote nationwide, women had gained a great deal from the efforts they had made during the war.A lot of women had taken on new tasks and responsibilities when their husbands went off to war. […]

Emancipation of the slaves was only one change the Civil War had brought about. Though they still did not have the vote nationwide, women had gained a great deal from the efforts they had made during the war.A lot of women had taken on new tasks and responsibilities when their husbands went off to war. […]

VocabularyKnowing what these words mean will help you enjoy the chapterpetition   inhabitants   majority   ensure   naturalized   polling place register  registrar    higher court Facts and Details: Literal Meaning1. Why did suffragists stop working for the vote during the Civil War?2. Why did suffragists object to the way the 14th Amendment was […]

In the years before the Civil War, the split between abolitionists and suffragists was quiet and mostly friendly. But a serious disagreement came after the war.Of the seven states that formally announced they were leaving the United States, four said specifically why, and the main reason was that they wanted to keep slavery. It became […]