Suffragette Movement 1848-1920

Before 1920, only criminals, the insane, Native Americans, and women were denied the vote.

Taking Notes

o Fold the paper in half lengthwiseo Title the Left side “Notes- RED”

Write down all information in RED on this side.

Title the Right side “Responses - BLUE” Write down all responses to pictures, or questions in BLUE on this side.

1820-1860 Cult of Domesticity

The Cult of Domesticity was a new ideal of womanhood that embraced:

Piety Purity Submissiveness Domesticity

1820-1860 Cult of Domesticity

Read the following extract, how do you think a woman would spend her day? Write down three ideas.

The Sphere and Duties of Woman: Godey's Ladies Book argued, "There is more to be learned about pouring out tea and coffee than most young ladies are willing to believe." Needlework and crafts were also approved activities which kept women in the home, busy about her tasks of wifely duties and childcare, keeping the home a cheerful, peaceful place which would attract men away from the evils of the outer world.

1848 Seneca Falls

The first women's rights convention in the United States is held in Seneca Falls, New York.

The idea for the convention arises out of a discussion between Lucretia Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton over tea.

o Many participants sign a "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions“.

1848 Seneca Falls

1.What famous document are they evoking? 2.Why would they choose this document? 3.Do you think it is an effective message? DECLARATION

OF RIGHTS AND SENTIMENTS. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are

created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.

The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world: Read handout

1848 Seneca Falls

List five of the rights that were denied to women:

1. Denied right to vote2. Denied higher education3. Denied right to own property if married4. Denied custody of children if they

divorce5. Denied representation in the

government

1869 NWSA

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony form the more radical, New York-based National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA).

They pushed for an amendment to grant women the right to vote.

Minor v. Happersett

In 1872 in Missouri Virginia Minor applied to register to vote in Missouri

Denied because Missouri State Constitution, read “…all males can vote”

Case went to the Supreme Court, ruled that suffrage is not a privilege to which all citizens are entitled.

Women’s Suffrage

Analyze the next two slides.1. What symbols, imagery or graphics are

shown in the cartoons2. What message are they sending?3. What is the cartoonist’s position on

women’s right to vote?

What symbols, imagery or graphics are shown in the cartoonsWhat message are they sending?What is the cartoonist’s position on women’s right to vote?

What symbols, imagery or graphics are shown in the cartoonsWhat message are they sending?What is the cartoonist’s position on women’s right to vote?

1.What event led to renewed effort for women’s suffrage2. Why might this event help the cause?

Women’s Movement in the 20th Century

Alice Paul and Lucy Burns organize the National Women's Party (1916).

They borrow the tactics from radical women’s movement in England to publicize the suffrage cause.

Women’s Movement in the 20th Century

Analyze the following two photos1.What people, objects and activities

do you see in the photos?2. What is the purpose of this activity?3. Do you think it is an effective

message why/why not?

1.What people, objects and activities do you see in the photos?2. What is the purpose of this activity?3. Do you think it is an effective message why/why not?

Iron Jawed Angels

While watching a portion of the movie answer the following questions.

What techniques do the suffragettes use to draw attention to their cause?

What changes public opinion & leads to greater support for the suffragettes?