Women's Suffrage

Flashcards covering key concepts and figures related to the women's suffrage movement.

Woman's Suffrage

The movement advocating for women's right to vote.

Seneca Falls Convention

The first women's rights convention held in the United States in 1848.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

A leading figure in the women's suffrage movement, organized the Seneca Falls Convention.

Susan B. Anthony

A key leader in the suffrage movement who was arrested for voting in the 1872 election.

National American Woman Suffrage Association

Formed by the merger of NWSA and AWSA in 1890, advocating for women's suffrage.

Minor v. Happersett

A landmark case stating that voting is a privilege, not a right.

Prop 4

Proposition passed in a special election in California on October 10, 1911, granting women the right to vote.

Carrie Chapman Catt

A prominent leader in the suffrage movement who called for a campaign for a constitutional amendment.

Militant Suffrage

The more aggressive strategies employed by suffragists like Alice Paul, including parades and hunger strikes.

African American Suffrage

The challenges faced by Black women in the suffrage movement, including discrimination and organization into clubs.

Nineteenth Amendment

Ratified on August 18, 1920, granting women the right to vote.

Opposition to Suffrage

Arguments against women's voting rights, including beliefs about women's roles in society.

Social Housekeeping

A concept that framed women's suffrage as an extension of their domestic responsibilities.

Reproductive Self-determination

The right for women to make their own choices regarding reproduction, advocated by women's suffrage leaders.