Suffrage Movement

3 Main Ideas behind the Women Suffrage

Movement

1. Beliefs2. Declaration of

Supporters3. Leaders

International Spies!

Beliefs Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote and historically

includes the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage to women, on an equal basis

to those for men and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax

or marital status.

What does that mean?

a. Marriage & babies

b. Divorce

c. Ability to hold owns estate

d. Ability to VOTE!!!!!!!!!

II. Declaration of Supporters

AKA: Declaration of Sentiments

Frederick Douglass, whose attendance at the convention and support of the

Declaration helped pass the resolutions put forward, the document was the

"grand basis for attaining the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women.

What does this mean?All men, women, and children regardless of color, gender and WHATEVER are created

EQUAL

Under God.

ALL PEOPLE!!!!

Seneca Falls, NY 1848

LeadersLucretia Mott1st Women Suffrage &

abolitionist

Considered sugar & cotton a evil

Underground railroad

Died helping slaves cross

Susan B. Anthony Quaker born Became the “voice”

of the movement No children Championed for 50+

years

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Refused to lose

surname Raised 7 babies

while writing most of Anthony's speeches

William Lloyd Garrison Abolitionist & Women

Suffrage Wife best-friend Beaten up for beliefs

outside of Penn.

Lucy Stone 1st woman to earn a

college degree Active in women

keeping their last names, earning college degrees, divorce & keeping their babies after divorce