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What was Alice Paul's argument for suffrage and how was it received by other suffrage leaders?
When was the Nineteenth Amendment ratified and what did it guarantee? Answer: The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920 and it guaranteed political rights to women throughout the nation.
Describe the role of Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt in the suffrage movement.
Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were prominent leaders in the suffrage movement. They helped to organize and politically sophisticate the suffragists. Under their leadership, membership in NAWSA grew from 13,000 to 2 million. They also justified suffrage in less threatening ways, arguing that women's special experiences and sensitivities could contribute to politics without challenging the "separate sphere" of women.
Study Notes
- Suffrage movement began in the early 1900s.
- Suffragists became better organized and politically sophisticated.
- Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were prominent leaders.
- Membership in NAWSA grew from 13,000 to 2 million.
- Leaders justified suffrage in less threatening ways.
- Suffrage would not challenge the "separate sphere" of women.
- Women's special experiences and sensitivities could contribute to politics.
- Suffrage movement gained strength.
- Movement won some substantial victories.
- Happened in the first years of the 20th century.
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