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Susan. B. Anthony
Susan, a leading proponent in womens suffrage, once said :" I would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for the black man and not for women." She brought the US closer to achiveing women's sufferage by taking a stand and defending women. Susan founded rhe NWSA, which united with another group in 1890 to become the NAWSA. Womens Suffrage faced constand opposition. The liquor and textile industries feared that women would vote in support of prohibition. -
Illegal Voting
In 1871, illegal voters would place their votes. This proved that women were not going to put up with the descrimination and this brought them a step closer to Womens Suffrage in the US. -
Carry Nation and the WCTU
Founded in Cleveland in 1874, the WCTU spearheaded the crusade for prohibition. They would enter saloons singing, praying, and begging saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol because they felt alcohol was undermining american morals. WCTU members followed the slogan "Do Everything" and began opening kindergardens for immigrants, visited prisons and asylums, and were working for sufferage. This helped the US closer to achiving womens sufferage by allowing them to make a difference in the community. -
NAWSA Formed
The NAWSA united with NWSA in 1890, Prominent leaders included Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Hoew, the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." This helped bring us history closer to acheiving womens suffrage because it was beginning to get around and was becoming stronger since people were coming together. -
Carrie Chapman Catt and New NAWSA Tactics
The suffrage movement was given more strengths by growing numbers of educated women. They were closer to womens suffrage in the US because they were becoming stronger and stronger and proving many points to americans. They would spread the message of suffrage and traveled alot. They spoke to many crowds. -
19th Amendment
In 1919, congress passed the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. The amendment won final ratification in august 1920, 72 years after women had first convened and demanded the vote at the Seneca Falls convention in 1848. They finally acheived womens suffrage.
