Unit 4- Reading Guide 3
Vocab: Define each of the following terms
Susan B. Anthony
suffrage
NAWSA
AWSA
Carrie Chapman Catt
Name_________________________
Alice Paul
Lucy Burns
Congressional Union and National
Women’s Party
Nineteenth Amendment
Guided Reading Questions: Provide comprehensive answers, in complete
sentences, to each of the following questions.
1. What issue received the least attention from progressive policymakers?
2. Describe Teddy Roosevelt’s efforts in the area of civil rights for African
Americans. Provide examples.
3. Woodrow Wilson was a hypocrite when it came to civil rights. Contrast his
promises during the presidential campaign of 1912 with his actions as
president.
4. How did the period of Reconstruction after the Civil War influence the
women’s rights movement?
5. Describe the split in the women’s suffrage movement. How did the work of
suffrage groups like AWSA and NAWSA reflect a strategy based on the
constitutional principal of federalism?
6. Explain the three-part strategy for women’s suffrage, providing details of
gains and/or setbacks in each step of the process.
7. From the section “Women Win Suffrage”: In what area of the country did
women gain voting rights? What three developments helped women finally
win the Constitutional protection of voting rights?
8. Explain how college-educated women contributed to the women’s suffrage
movement.
9. Compare and contrast the tactics of Carrie Chapman Catt and NAWSA to
those of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns.
10. How did America’s entry into WWI help women cross the finish line in their
race to suffrage?