Women's Suffrage: Progressive Era

What else do you know about the early 1900s that helps explain the meaning of the first paragraph?

In the early 1900s, women did not have the right to vote, there were many immigrants coming into the US, and the progressive Era occurred where there was many changes to the government and how issues were handled which helps explain the meaning of the 1st paragraph. Additional Causes- - industrial age - gilded age -food regulations Women wanted better conditions, they are fighting for their rights, and women wanted to make a change

What was unique about the movement for safe and effective birth control?

It brought women together across class lines

What is true of the eventual granting of women the right to vote?

Lots of people and activists had to fight long and hard to win these rights

What kinds of ideas defined the Progressive Era?

People were dissatisfied with being mistreated and felt they had a right to speak out for change.

What did the National Consumers' League push for at this time?

Production of goods with ethical labor standards

What did the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution do?

Prohibited the production and sale of alcohol in the United States

The largest organized group of women in politics in this period was dedicated to....

Pushing for prohibition of alcohol (temperance)

What did many women fight for during the so-called "Progressive Era"?

Recognition as full citizens of the United States

Suffrage

Right to vote, enfranchisement

What impact did World War I have on the cause for women's suffrage?

Service of women towards the war effort led to more support for the movement

What finally gave women the right to vote in 1920?

The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution

19th amendment to the US Constitution

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of their sex. 1920- Women will vote in the US elections for the first time.

What happened to Margaret Sanger and Emma Goldman at this time for spreading information about birth control and contraception?

They both were arrested several times, Goldman was deported and Sanger spent time in jail

In what ways did women of the Progressive Era try to bring about reform?

They went after social problems, such as over drinking or unsafe work environments.

Why did many women in this period choose to not stay at home with a husband, a change from the past?

Women now had many more career opportunities than before

Reasons against suffrage

Women's brains were smaller than a man's brains. Therefore, they were incapable of understanding political issues Women were represented by their husbands Women did not fight wars, so why should they vote? There were many more important social issues for women to fight for. Women were child bearers and that would stop them from taking part in political life and if they did take part they would stop having children and that would be a threat to the whole human race

Prohibited the production and sale of alcohol in the United States

equal rights amendment

Why do some historians refer to the period between 1890-1920 as a "women's era"?

it was a time when women gained many civil and political rights

This era saw an explosion of _________, largely aimed at women as a consumer base

labor saving consumer goods

Some parts of the women's suffrage movement unfortunately appealed to ________ in making their case

nativism

What area saw a huge expansion of career opportunities for women at this time?

office work

What was one tactic used by women's suffrage advocates at this time?

protests & hunger strikes

The "first wave" of a movement for women's suffrage began with the Convention at....

seneca falls

The reformer Jane Addams is well known for contributions to..

social work

What impact did women often have on American politics from the very beginning of the United States?

worked as reformers

Could women vote and run for office anywhere in the United States prior to passage of the 19th Amendment?

yes

Reasons for suffrage

1) Women were capable of understanding politics 2) Other countries were giving women the right to vote, e.g, New Zealand 3) It would be democratic to give women the right to vote 4) Some uneducated working men could vote but well-educated "respectable" women could not. This was unfair 5) Women who were taxpayers should have the right to vote..

Why did the Nineteenth Amendment pass during the Progressive Era but not before?

The Nineteenth Amendment Passed during the Progressive Era because of the efforts of the Women's Trade Union League, the National American Suffrage Association who developed a strategy focusing on state voting right laws & the ratification of an amendment in the constitution,and also the efforts of Alice paul, who lead the National Woman's party, who organized marches and protests on the streets. All of these efforts pushed for President Woodrow Wilson to support the suffrage amendment in January of 1918, allowing women to vote when the 19th amendment was ratified. Since all of these organizations were created to support women's suffrage and because of strong, empowered, women leaders like Alice Hill, Jane Addams, Frances Willard, and Carrie A. Nation, the 19th amendment passed during the Progressive Era and not before it. - it was before WW1 President Wilson wanted to provide balance and support for women -there was a lot of awareness