U.S. Women's Rights Movement and Key Figures

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing essential events, legal milestones, and key figures of the United States Women's Rights Movement.

Roe Vs. Wade

The landmark Supreme Court case that led to the legalization of abortion after challenging laws that violated a woman's right to privacy.

Norma McCorvey

The plaintiff in Roe Vs. Wade who challenged abortion laws in court, arguing that they violated a woman's right to privacy.

White House Suffragist Demonstrations

Protests conducted by suffragists outside the White House, where participants were commonly arrested as a result of their picketing.

Night of Terror

The violent event that took place after imprisoned suffragists demanded to be held as political prisoners.

19th Amendment

The constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote in the United States.

Susan B. Anthony

A key leader in the women's suffrage movement who died before the 19th Amendment was enacted.

Emma Willard

An educational pioneer who opened a high school and demonstrated that women could serve as educators as well as students.

Jeanette Rankin

The first woman to hold a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Elizabeth Blackwell

The first woman to graduate from medical school, who later opened a college alongside Florence Nightingale.

Katherine McCormick

A philanthropist who chose not to have children due to her husband's mental illness and funded the majority of birth control research.

Margaret Sanger

A New York nurse who conceived the idea for "the pill" and later opened the first birth control clinic.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The political leader who organized the Seneca Falls Convention and authored the "Declaration of Sentiments."

Seneca Falls Convention

The historic assembly regarded as the marker and beginning of the United States Women's Rights Movement.