USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Carrie Chapman Catt was
A
a US senator.
B
a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.
C
president of the United States during World War I.
D
Woodrow Wilson’s wife.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A skilled political strategist, Carrie Clinton Lane Chapman Catt was a suffragist and peace activist who helped secure for American women the right to vote. She directed the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and founded the League of Women Voters (1920) to bring women into the political mainstream.

Detailed explanation-2: -Born in Wisconsin in 1859, Catt campaigned for women’s suffrage for decades. On February 14, 1920, roughly six months before the passage of the 19th Amendment, Catt founded the League of Women Voters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Catt would return to the U.S. and resume presidency of NAWSA from 1915 to 1920. During her tenure she created the “Winning Plan” which coordinated the drive for the 19th Amendment with state suffrage campaigns. Catt’s plan advised suffragists to focus only on voting rights and the passage of an amendment.

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