Chapter 18 Section 4
Suffrage at Last
Civil Disobedience
• A nonviolent refusal to obey the law in order to change it
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
• Organization formed in 1890 to continue the pursuit of women’s rights, especially the right to vote
Congressional Union
• Radical organization formed in 1913 and led by Alice Paul that campaigned for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women’s suffrage
How did the NAWSA and the Congressional Union differ in their tactics?
• The CU was aggressive and militant and wanted new state suffrage organizations
• The NAWSA opposed the CU, fearing the CU would alienate moderate supporters
• The NAWSA worked with old state organizations toward a federal suffrage amendment
Describe how Anthony and Stanton worked together to lead the suffrage movement.
• They founded the American Equal Rights Association; published The Revolution; worked for a voting rights constitutional amendment; formed the NAWSA
Why was the suffrage movement in need of new leadership after the turn of the century?
• Suffrage efforts were failing
• Stanton and Anthony died
• New momentum had to be created
How did the passage of the 19th Amendment come about?
• Women in voluntary organizations and unions began to demand the right to vote
• They pressed for a constitutional amendment and for individual states to allow women to vote
• Ratification came in 1920
Why did the passage of the 19th Amendment take so long?
• Widely help attitudes about the role of women
• Loss of momentum in the suffrage movement
• The amendment bill was stalled in Congress