USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One source of opposition to the proposed amendment was the women’s suffrage movement, which before and during the Civil War had made common cause with the abolitionist movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in May of 1869 – they opposed the 15th amendment because it excluded women.

Detailed explanation-3: -While both Stanton and Anthony had been abolitionists, they were opposed to the 15th amendment because it did not include voting rights for women. They spoke openly and publicly about their opposition, often using racist, nativist, and classist language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stanton and Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), “opposing the Fifteenth Amendment and calling for a federal amendment for woman suffrage” (Kerr, 1995, p. 61).