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Women’s Suffrage. Voting Rights in the U.S. By the 1830’s most states let White men vote regardless of wealth or property. 1868 – 14 th Amendment 1870.

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1 Women’s Suffrage

2 Voting Rights in the U.S. By the 1830’s most states let White men vote regardless of wealth or property. 1868 – 14 th Amendment 1870 – 15 th Amendment

3 What about women?!?! Fifty YEARS Later!

4 1920 Suffrage Map

5 South-Cult of True Womanhood True Women Are: Pious (Religiously Proper) Submissive Married Cherishing Motherhood Concerned Only with Home and Family The Foundation of all Civilization PURE, PURE, PURE!!!!!!

6 Better in the North? Rule of Thumb……. ….Becomes…….. Petticoat Rule!

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8 How about women?

9 Heaven, Home & Mother Crowd Forms the National Association Opposed to Women’s Suffrage Josephine Dodge

10 The Devil in action!!!!

11 American Women’s Suffrage Association (AWSA) Lucy Stone Julia Ward Howe All We Want Is The Right To Vote!

12 National Women’s Suffrage Association (NWSA) Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt

13 NATIONAL WOMEN’S PARTY Alice Paul

14 THEY’RE RADICALS!!!

15 1916 NAWSA President Carrie Chapman Catt has a “Winning Plan”

16 Tennessee Did not Ratify the 15 th Amendment until 1997! BUT Allows Women to Vote for President and Other Elected Offices in Some Cities!

17 Representative Harry T. Burn

18 Febb E. Burn Mother of Harry Burn

19 So, ultimately, women got the right to vote because… ONE MAMA SAID SO!!!!!


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