Person/Event/Idea | Relevant Dates | Contributions to Women's Suffrage Movement
Abolitionism | Through 1865 | The abolitionism movement was an effort to end
slavery in a nation that valued personal freedom
and belie
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Person/Event/Idea | Relevant Dates | Contributions to Women's Suffrage Movement
Abolitionism | Through 1865 | The abolitionism movement was an effort to end
slavery in a nation that valued personal freedom
and believed everybody was created equal.
Susan B. Anthony | 1820-1906 | Susan B Anthony worked for several other rights
for women including the right of women to
divorce, have guardianship of children, equal pay
and improved rights.
First National
Woman's Rights
Convention | 1850 | A convention to further the cause of women’s
rights
Lucretia Mott
1793-1880 | Helped found the Philadelphia Female Anti
Slavery Society.
National American
Woman Suffrage
Association | 1890 | Split the American Equal Rights Association over
whether the women's movement should support
the fifteenth amendment to the United States
Amendment.
Nineteenth
Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution | 1919 | 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 sex
Seneca Falls
Convention | 1848 | First women’s rights convention to discuss the
social, civil, and religious condition and rights of
woman.
Elizabeth Cady
Stanton | An American suffragist, social activist, and
1815-1902 | abolitionist. One of the leading figures of the
early women’s rights movement.
Sojourner Truth | 1797-1883 | An African-American abolitionist that escaped
slavery with her daughter to freedom
Wyoming becomes a
U.S. state | 1890 | Wyoming became the 44th state on July 10,
1890Part II: Other Key Events
Remember that historical movements are influenced by other events happening at the same
time. Although these three events were not directly related to women's suffrage, each changed
the United States in important ways that influenced the fight for women’s suffrage. Using
reliable resources, conduct research about these events as well.
Event | Relevant Dates | Contributions to Women's Suffrage Movement
American Civil
War | 1861-1865 | More than 400 women disguised themselves as men
and fought in the Union and Confederate armies
during the Civil War
It was a fight for the Union
Fifteenth
Amendment to
the U.S.
Constitution | 1992 | 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 race, color, or previous
condition of servitude
World War I | 1914-1918 | A global war originating in Europe because of
alliances, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism
This section is worth 10 points. See the scoring rubric below for more details on how you will be
graded.
Based on your research, create a timeline of the women’s suffrage movement. Timelines show
the order in which events happened, ideas developed, and people lived and died. To make your
timeline, follow these steps:
1. List in chronological order all 13 events, people, and ideas from Parts I and II of your
research. (When events are ordered chronologically, they are listed from earliest to
latest.)
2. Draw a horizontal line. Draw a vertical “tick” mark at the far-left of the horizontal line;
label this line with the date of the earliest event, person, or idea from your research. Draw
a similar tick mark at the far-right of the horizontal line; label this line with the date of the
latest event, person, or idea.
3. Calculate the amount of time that separates the earliest event, person, or idea from the
latest. Use this amount to create an appropriate scale for your timeline. For example, if
your timeline covers 10 years, you might use evenly spaced tick marks to represent every
year. If your timeline covers 100 years, you might use evenly spaced tick marks to
represent every 5 or 10 years.
4. Plot each event, person, or idea on your list at the appropriate place on the timeline. If
something spans several years, use horizontal bars to connect its beginning and end on
the timeline.
5. TIP: Plot each event that happens over a period of several years at the bottom of your
timeline, and each event that happens in a single year at the top of your timeline. This
will make your timeline easier to read.Give your timeline a title.
Here is an example of a timeline you might use to show major events from the first half of the
20th century.
1. Abolitism
2. Lucretia Mott
3. Sojourner Truth
4. Elizabeth Cady Stranton
5. SB Anthony
6. Seneca Falls
7. National Women’s Convention
8. Civil War
9. Fifteenth Amendment
10. National America Woman Suffrage
11. Wyoming State
12. World War 1
13. Nineteenth Amendment
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