The Rights of Women Chapter 19 Section 3
Women Win the Vote Seneca Falls Convention 1848 The start of the organized women’s rights movement National Women Suffrage Association Stanton and Anthony Want Constitutional Amendment for women to vote
Women Vote in the West Most states: Leaders oppose suffrage Western states: Women can vote in local or state elections Why? Worked alongside men and proved themselves
Growing Support Reasons: More jobs More wages more say New leaders Catt: win state by state Paul: Constitutional Amendment Suffragists: follow plans
19 th Amendment Success: Vote in local and state elections Problem: Some cannot vote in federal election Solution: Need constitutional Amendment How: Paul gets Wilson’s support; Congress passes; states ratify
New Opportunities for Women Before: Can’t get jobs or education Now: Higher education, clubs, social reforms
Higher Education First PhD More advanced degrees 1,000 lawyers 7,000 doctors
Women’s Clubs Middle class white women’s clubs Read books advance knowledge reformers Raised $ for community Pushed for laws for protection African American women’s clubs National Association of Colored Women Fight segregation and violence Push for suffrage
Women Reformers Help city poor Florence Kelly Investigate sweatshops Fight against child labor
The Crusade Against Alcohol Temperance Movement campaign against alcohol abuse Women’s Christian Temperance Union Francis Willard: Spoke about evils of alcohol Carry Nation: Radical crusader – destroyed saloons 18 th Amendment: Prohibition
Objectives How did women win the right to vote? What new opportunities did Women gain during the Progressive Era? How did the Temperance Movement gain strength in the early 1900s?