RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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created a new group to split from the traditional suffrage organization
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wanted to push for racial equality as well as votes for women
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became the president of NAWSA
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successfully ran an organization with Susan B. Anthony
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 1902 to 1904, Catt was a leader in the formation of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA), serving as its president from 1904 to 1923 and thereafter as honorary chair until her death. Catt resigned as president of NAWSA in 1904 to care for her ailing husband.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1900, she was elected NAWSA president, filling the seat vacated by the aging Susan B. Anthony. Recognizing the international dimensions of the suffrage issue, in 1902, Catt founded the International Woman Suffrage Alliance to spread democracy around the globe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a true leader of the woman suffrage movement, serving as the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for twenty years and the as first president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carrie Chapman Catt, who became president after Anthony retired in 1900, implemented a strategy of recruiting wealthy members of the rapidly growing women’s club movement, whose time, money and experience could help build the suffrage movement.
Detailed explanation-5: -A dynamic speaker and tenacious organizer, Carrie Chapman Catt was a powerful force in the women’s suffrage movement. Her relentless campaigning won Woodrow Wilson’s respect and support, and ultimately led to passage of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote.