Suffrage Movement
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Suffrage Movement
3 Main Ideas behind the Women Suffrage
Movement
1. Beliefs2. Declaration of
Supporters3. Leaders
International Spies!
Beliefs Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote and historically
includes the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage to women, on an equal basis
to those for men and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax
or marital status.
What does that mean?
a. Marriage & babies
b. Divorce
c. Ability to hold owns estate
d. Ability to VOTE!!!!!!!!!
II. Declaration of Supporters
AKA: Declaration of Sentiments
Frederick Douglass, whose attendance at the convention and support of the
Declaration helped pass the resolutions put forward, the document was the
"grand basis for attaining the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women.
What does this mean?All men, women, and children regardless of color, gender and WHATEVER are created
EQUAL
Under God.
ALL PEOPLE!!!!
Seneca Falls, NY 1848
LeadersLucretia Mott1st Women Suffrage &
abolitionist
Considered sugar & cotton a evil
Underground railroad
Died helping slaves cross
Susan B. Anthony Quaker born Became the “voice”
of the movement No children Championed for 50+
years
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Refused to lose
surname Raised 7 babies
while writing most of Anthony's speeches
William Lloyd Garrison Abolitionist & Women
Suffrage Wife best-friend Beaten up for beliefs
outside of Penn.
Lucy Stone 1st woman to earn a
college degree Active in women
keeping their last names, earning college degrees, divorce & keeping their babies after divorce
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