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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a leading proponent of womens suffrage. In 1871 and 1872 Susan and other women attempted to vote at least 150 times in 10 states and the District of Columbia. In 1872 Susan was caught voting illegally in the presidential election and was fined $100. She never paid the fine. -
Illegal Voting
In 1871 and 1872, Susan B. Anthony and other women tested the question, Weren't women citizens to?, by attempting to vote at least 150 times in 10 states and the District Columbia. Because of this, the Supreme Court ruled in 1875 that women were indeed citizens, but denied that citizenship gave you the right to vote. Because Susan voted illegally, she was fined $100 at her trial. -
Carry Nation and the WCTU
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) spearheaded the crusaide of for prohibition. Members advanced their cause by entering saloons, singing, praying, and urging saloonkeppers to stop selling alcohol. Lead by Carry Nation, the WCTU was the largest women's group in the nation's history. -
NAWSA Formed
In 1869, Anthony and Elizebeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). This group united with another group to become the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1890. Woman suffrage faced constant opposition. The liquor industry feard that women would vote in support of prohibition, while the textile industry worried that women would vote for restrictions on child labor. -
Carrie Chapman Catt and New NAWSA Tactics
Carrie Chapman Catt concentrated on on five tactics after returning to NAWSA: (1) painstaking organization; (2) close ties between local, state, and national workers; (3) establishing a wide base of support; (4) cautious lobbying; and (5) gracious, ladylike behavior. -
19th Amendment
In 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. The Amendment won final ratification in August 1920- 72 years after women had first conved and demanded the vote at the Seneca Falls convention in 1848.
