Suffrage movements

what did the text of the 15th Amendment do?

Gave African Americans the right to vote in 1870

what did this not include?

Gender

what did states have to impose?

Own voting qualifications

what did NWSA stand for?

national Woman Suffrage Association

who were the leaders of the NWSA?

Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

what was the membership restricted to?

Women

What did the NWSA campaign for?

National change

what did the AWSA stand for?

American Woman Suffrage Association

what did the AWSA campaign for?

To get women voting in indivudal states for the state legislatures

who were the leaders of the AWSA?

• Lucy Stone

• Julia Ward Howe

in terms of membership, who were part of the AWSA?

men and women

what happened in 1890?

The two organisations merged into one, creating the NWASA

what were the limitations of these movements?

The divisions in aims and methods were a major factor in weakening the impact of movements for more rights for women