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Scinica Falls Convention
First womens convention to disscuss voting rights. Women were split over 14th and 15th amendments -
National Women Suffrage
Women achieved the right to vote. -
Illegal voting
Susan B. Anthony and other women tested the law by attempting to vote at least 150 times in 10 different states and in the District of Columbia. -
Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled that women were indeed citizens, but they citizenship did not come with the right to vote. -
NAWSA formed
The National Woman Suffrage Association, fought for womens right to vote. -
Carrie Chapman Catt
She served as president of the NAWSA after Susan B. Anthony -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
146 workers, mostly young women died during the fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory because of poor working conditions. -
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 behavior. -
More Radical Tactics
Alice Paul organized her followers to mount a round-the-clock picket line around the White House. Some were arrested, jailed, and even force-fed when they attempted a hunger strike. -
19th Amendment
Congress passed this amendment giving women the right to vote. The amendment won final ratification in 1920.
