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seneca falls convention
the first womens convention to disscuss womens voting rights. women split over the 14 & 15 amendments, some beleieved women sould be included -
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womens suffrage
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National Women Suffarage Association
an organization of women focused on getting the right to vote -
illegal voting
susan b. anthony and other women attepted to vote at least 150 times in ten states -
supreme court decision
the supreme court decided that women were citizens but then denied that citizenship automatically conferred the right to vote -
nawsa formed
this organization made men simply feard the changing role of women in society -
carrie chapman catt
the leader of the NAWSA from 1900-1904 she was the successor to susan b anthony. she also used 5 tatctics to gain support for suffarage -
Triangle Shirtwaist factory
146 workers died mostly young women in the fire. this created a need for safer working condidtions -
new NAWSA tactics
1.painstaking organization
2.close ties between local, state and national workers
3.establishing a wide base of support
4. cautious lobbying
5. gracious, ladylike behavor -
more radical tactics
picket lines and hunger strikes -
19th Amendment
giving the right to vote to women
