WOMEN'S RIGHTS

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

SUSAN B. ANTHONY

• Born on feb 15 1820, in adams Massachusetts
• She was a pioneer fighter for the (NWSA)
• She was also the president of the (nwsa)
• She died on march 13, 1906

ALICE PAUL

• Born on jan 11, 1885 in moorestown new jersey
• She was a suffragist and main leader of the (nwsa)
• She died on july 9, 1977, township new jersey

LUCY STONE

• Born in Massachusetts in 1818
• She was a leading activist
• She was also a pioneer
• She died on october 19, 1893

IDA B. WELLS

• Born on july 16, 1862 in holly springs Mississippi
• She was the african american journalist
• She died on march 25, 1931 in Chicago Illinois

WHERE AND WHEN

• Where, in the u.s.a
• When, 1848 - 1920

PROBLEM AND GOAL

• Problem, women did not have equal right as men
• Goal, women wanted equal rights like men

KEY EPISODES OR EVENTS

In 1848, a group of abolitionist activists- mostly women. They were a group of women that gathered together to talk about women's rights. The group was called national women's suffrage Association.

In 1910, Some states in the west began to extend the vote to women for the first time in 20 years.

In 1916, the (nwsa) president Carrie chapman Catt presented what she called a ''winning plan'' to get the vote at last.

Resolution

In 1920, Women finally got equal rights on 26 the 19th amendment was signed.

What does this mean to me?

Now all women have the equal rights as men.

Sources

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/important-dates-us-womens-histor...
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Sources

http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage
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Sources

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage
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