RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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National Association ofColored Women; founded in 1896 toimprove living and working conditionsfor African-American women
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National American WomanSuffrage Association; founded in 1890to help women win the right to vote
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The NWSA wanted a constitutional amendment to secure the vote for women, but it also supported a variety of reforms that aimed to make women equal members of society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Formed in 1890, NAWSA was the result of a merger between two rival factions–the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), led by Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and Julia Ward Howe.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1890, the NWSA and AWSA merged into the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). It became the largest woman suffrage organization in the country and led much of the struggle for the vote through 1920, when the 19th Amendment was ratified.
Detailed explanation-4: -The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and supported a federal amendment for women’s suffrage.