IRON JAWED ANGELS 1848 Seneca Falls Convention Declaration

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IRON JAWED ANGELS

IRON JAWED ANGELS

1848 - Seneca Falls Convention • Declaration of Sentiments includes demand for suffrage- the

1848 - Seneca Falls Convention • Declaration of Sentiments includes demand for suffrage- the right to vote

1866 - Stanton presents a petition to Congress demanding women’s right to vote •

1866 - Stanton presents a petition to Congress demanding women’s right to vote • Women are not included in 15 th Amendment (1870) guaranteeing African Americans suffrage

 • 1869 - Stanton and Susan B Anthony form the NWSA to secure

• 1869 - Stanton and Susan B Anthony form the NWSA to secure voting rights for women • 1872 - Susan B Anthony arrested for trying to vote in Rochester, NY

 • 1890 - Wyoming becomes 1 st state in which women have the

• 1890 - Wyoming becomes 1 st state in which women have the right to vote • 1890 - NAWSA forms from a merger of suffrage groups….

Key player in film: Carrie Chapman Catt • President of NAWSA – 1915 -1920

Key player in film: Carrie Chapman Catt • President of NAWSA – 1915 -1920 – (Susan B. Anthony died 1909)

Lucy Burns and Alice Paul • Met in England- participated in radical suffragette activities

Lucy Burns and Alice Paul • Met in England- participated in radical suffragette activities • Arrested and imprisoned several times- went on hunger strikes • Paul force fed after, disguised as a cleaner, threw her shoe at the Prime Minister • Join NAWSA- given task of organizing a parade in Washington the day before President Wilson’s inauguration…

Formation of National Women’s Party (NWP) NAWSA NWP • Carrie Chapman Catt • Paul,

Formation of National Women’s Party (NWP) NAWSA NWP • Carrie Chapman Catt • Paul, Burns • Cooperate with Wilson, Democrat Party • Focus on state by state suffragists • No “hooliganism” • Confront, challenge Wilson, Democrat Party • Aim for a constitutional amendment • More radical tactics

Women’s Suffrage… Background review • Carrie Chapman Catt (NAWSA) – KEEP GOING STATE BY

Women’s Suffrage… Background review • Carrie Chapman Catt (NAWSA) – KEEP GOING STATE BY STATE… • vs. Alice Paul- Nat’l Women’s Party – Radical- GO FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT • 19 th Amendment- WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE

Key players: Carrie Chapman Catt- leader of N

Key players: Carrie Chapman Catt- leader of N