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Susan B. Anthony
Voted illegally in the presedential election of 1872. Was fined $100 in trial but refused and resisted to psy the fine. She felt as if women had the same rights as black men. Black men were allowed the right to vote and she wondered why women couldnt -
Illegal Voting
Voting rights for women had only been passed in 1 state at the time which was Wyoming. Unfortunately, Susan B. Anthony did not live in Wyoming. So therefore, her and a bunch of other women went on strike and started voting illegally which led to fines that the women would not pay. -
Carry Nation and the WCTU
Prohibitionist feared that alcohol was undermining American morals. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was then fouded in 1874 with intent to go into saloons, singing, praying, and urging saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol. -
NAWSA Formed
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was originally the NWSA but had formed with another group to help fight for their rights. Again this group was mainly lead by Susan B Anthony. The NAWSA was a big group of women who protested for equal rights to go along with the mens. This group put fear in men because of the destruction they could cause if they were allowed the voring rights that they were after. -
Carrie Chapman Catt and new NAWSA Tactis
Carrie Chapman Catt was Susan B. Anthony's successor as president of NAWSA. She served from 1900 to 1904. The new NAWSA focused on 5 things, Painstacking organization, Close ties between local, state, and national workers, Establishing a wide base of support, cautious lobbying, and gracious, ladylike behavior. They saw some victories but also saw some fails, which led to greater tactics by the NAWSA -
19th Amedment
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 demanded the right to vote in 1848.
