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Susan B. Anthony
She was an anti-slavery petitions.
She led the womens rights, fought for women to have rights and to vote. 70 percent ofwomen employed in 1870 were servants.Unmarried immigrant women also did domestic labor, -
Illegal Voting
Susan B. Anthony is an example of Illegal voting because she was young and wasnt old enough to vote, but most people do if your an immagrant, young, etc. -
Carrying Nation and the WCTU
WCTU members followed Willard’s began openingkindergartens for immigrants, visiting, inmates in prisons and asylums, and working for suffrage. -
NAWSA Formed
The National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, both founded in 1869, were the main suffrage organizations in the U.S. during the 19th century. They pursued the right to vote in different ways, but by 1890 it became necessary to combine efforts to keep the cause alive. The newly formed organization, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), became the most mainstream and nationally visible pro-suffrage group. Its strategy was to push for suffr -
Carrie Chapman Catt and New NAWSA Tactics
Key coordinator of the suffrage movement and skillful political strategist, Carrie (Lane) Chapman Catt revitalized the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and played a leading role in its successful campaign to win voting rights for women. -
19th Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment officially became part of the United States Constitution. Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what
