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Women's suffrage
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Seneca Falls convention
Was the first womens convention to discuss womens rights. women were split over the 14th and 15th amendment. some thought these amendment should include amendment. -
Wyoming
They convinced state legislators to grant women the right to vote. -
Illegal Voting
Susan B. Anthony and other women tried to vote 150 times in 10 states and The District of Columbia. -
Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court ruled that women were citizens then denied that citezenship automatically conferred the right to vote. -
NAWSA formed
The National American Women Suffrage Association- NAWSA - was formed by NWSA, which was founded by Susan b Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and another group. -
Carrie Chapman Catt
Served as the president in NAWSA. Organized New York's Women's Suffrage Party. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
MAny women died in a factory fire beacuse of the lack of exits. -
New NAWSA Tactics
Painstaking organization. Close ties between local, state, and national workers. Establishing a wide base of supporrt. Cautious lobbying. Gracious, lady-like behavior -
More Radical Tactics
Lucy Burns and Alice Paul formed their own more radical organazation, the Congressional Union, and it's successor, the National Woman's Party. -
19th Amendment
women gained the right to vote.