RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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working state by state for change
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working alongside African Americans to fight for civil rights
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convincing working-class women to join
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convincing congress to propose an amendment to the US Constitution
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Detailed explanation-1: -NWSA favored women’s enfranchisement through a federal constitutional amendment, while AWSA believed success could be more easily achieved through state-by-state campaigns.
Detailed explanation-2: -NAWSA coordinated the national suffrage movement. The group was made up of local and state groups throughout the United States. Member dues funded annual conventions where suffragists met to discuss campaigns. Women like Rachel Foster Avery circulated newsletters with the latest suffrage updates.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some pursued a strategy of passing suffrage acts in each state-nine western states adopted woman suffrage legislation by 1912. Others challenged male-only voting laws in the courts. Some suffragists used more confrontational tactics such as picketing, silent vigils, and hunger strikes.