Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key figures, events, and concepts of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Women's Suffrage

The 70-year fight to get women the right to vote through speeches, parades, and protests.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The organizer of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and author of the Declaration of Sentiments, demanding equal rights for women.

Declaration of Sentiments

A document written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton that demanded equal rights for women.

Susan B. Anthony

An activist who traveled the country giving speeches, was arrested for voting illegally, and had the 19th Amendment nicknamed after her.

19th Amendment (1920)

An amendment that officially guaranteed women the right to vote across the nation, though many women of color still faced unfair voting barriers afterward.

Progressive Goal of Women's Suffrage

The broader objective to expand power so more people had a say in government, of which granting women the right to vote was a key part.