Suffragettes of 1840’sSuffragettes of 1840’s

““Well Behaved Women Well Behaved Women

Seldom Make History”Seldom Make History”Laurel Thatcher UlrichLaurel Thatcher Ulrich

Suffrage is the Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right.

A suffragette is someone who A suffragette is someone who fights for the right to vote.fights for the right to vote.

The Suffragette MovementThe Suffragette Movement Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady

Stanton and Lucretia Mott led the convention at Seneca Falls.

They fought for women’s right to vote.

They passed a resolution for getting women the right to vote.

Stanton and Mott

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony She was born on February She was born on February

15, 1820 in Adams, 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts.Massachusetts.

She was raised as a QuakerShe was raised as a Quaker She was a teacher for ten She was a teacher for ten

years.years. She organized political She organized political

protests to abolish (end) protests to abolish (end) slavery and outlaw liquor.slavery and outlaw liquor.

She died in March 13,1906She died in March 13,1906

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. AnthonyIt was we, the

people; not we, the white male citizens;

nor yet we, the male citizens; but

we, the whole people, who formed

the Union.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton She was born November 12,

1815. She was an abolitionist. She organized the Women’s

Rights Convention at Seneca Falls with Lucretia Mott.

Susan B. Anthony worked with her to achieve the right to vote.

She died October 26, 1902.

Matilda GageMatilda Gage She was born on March 24,1826 She was an abolitionist and her

home was a station for the underground railroad.

She fought for women to have the right to vote.

She fought for the rights of Native Americans.

She co-authored three volumes of The History of Woman with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

She died March 18, 1898 She was the model for the

wicked witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz

“There is a word sweeter than Mother, Home or Heaven; that word is Liberty.” Matilda Gage

Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Gage, and Gage, and Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton They met in 1840’s.They met in 1840’s. They worked, tirelessly, to get women the right to vote.They worked, tirelessly, to get women the right to vote. They led the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.They led the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. They formed the National Woman Suffrage Association They formed the National Woman Suffrage Association

in 1869.in 1869.

Anthony Stanton Gage

Reasons for the right to vote Women were not allowed to

own property. If a woman inherited money

or property from a family member, her husband would be the one to keep the money and property,

If a woman was getting divorced, her husband had the legal right to keep her children.

Having the right to vote gives you political and economic power.

Suffragettes are people who Suffragettes are people who fight fight for the right to vote.for the right to vote.

Seneca Falls in 1848Seneca Falls in 1848 This was the first This was the first

meeting held for the meeting held for the purpose of discussing purpose of discussing the “social, civil, and the “social, civil, and religious conditions, religious conditions, and the rights of and the rights of woman.” woman.”

It was the beginning of It was the beginning of the women’s rights the women’s rights movement in the movement in the United States. United States.

Declaration of Sentiments was Declaration of Sentiments was written July 19, 1848. It proposed written July 19, 1848. It proposed the right for women to vote. the right for women to vote.

Seneca Falls Declaration Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and of Sentiments and Resolutions was written Resolutions was written at Seneca Falls.at Seneca Falls.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the committee to led the committee to write the document.write the document.

The document was The document was based on the Declaration based on the Declaration of Independence of Independence

Declaration of Sentiments.Declaration of Sentiments.

““When, in the course of human events, it When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.”causes that impel them to such a course.”

Declaration of Sentiments.Declaration of Sentiments. ““We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all

men and women are created equal; that they are men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the institution of a new government, laying its institution of a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.” likely to effect their safety and happiness.”

Declaration of Sentiments.Declaration of Sentiments. ““Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments

long established should not be changed for light long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly, all and transient causes; and accordingly, all experience hath shown that mankind are more experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.”entitled.”

Women attending the Women attending the ConventionConvention

Women's Rights National Women's Rights National Historical Park Seneca Falls in Historical Park Seneca Falls in 18481848

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