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19ThAmendment
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ElectionDay,1909
1. Whatdoesthisillustrationexpresstowardsthesubjectofwomen’ssuffrage?
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2. Whodoyouthinkthiswascreatedby?Whatmessageweretheytryingtoconveytothe
public?
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...Thewomanballotwillnotrevolutionizetheworld.ItsresultsinColorado,forexample,mighthave
beenanticipated.First,itdidgivewomenbetterwagesforequalwork;second,itledimmediatelytoa
numberoflawsthewomenwanted,andthefirstlawstheydemandedwerelawsfortheprotectionof
thechildrenoftheState,makingitamisdemeanortocontributetothedelinquencyofachild;laws
fortheimprovedcareofdefectivechildren;also,theJuvenileCourtfortheconservationofwayward
boysandgirls;thebettercareoftheinsane,thedeaf,thedumb[unabletospeak],theblind;the
curfewbelltokeepchildrenoffthestreetsatnight;raisingtheageofconsentforgirls;improvingthe
reformatoriesandprisonsoftheState;improvingthehospitalserviceoftheState;improvingthe
sanitarylaws,affectingthehealthofthehomesoftheState.Their[women’s]interestinthepublic
healthisamatterofgreatimportance.Aboveall,thereresultedlawsforimprovingtheschoolsystem.
Source:SenatorRobertL.Owen,IntroductoryRemarksofPresidingOfficer,SignificanceoftheWoman
SuffrageMovement,SessionoftheAmericanAcademyofPoliticalandSocialScience,February9,1910
1. AccordingtoSenatorRobertL.Owen,whatweretwoeffectsofthewomen’srights
movementinColorado?
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2. WasSenatorRobertL.Owenfororagainstwomen’ssuffrage?
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Document3
1. Whatmessageisthispostertryingtoconvey?
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2. Howcouldthisposterbeusedinanargumentforwomen’ssuffrage?
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“Thestrongestreasonwhyweaskforwomanavoiceinthegovernment
underwhichshelives;inthereligionsheisaskedtobelieve;equalityin
sociallife,wheresheisthechieffactor;aplaceinthetradesand
professions,whereshemayearnherbread,isbecauseofherbirthrightto
self-sovereignty;because,asanindividual,shemustrelyonherself.”
-ElizabethCadyStanton
1. WhataretwoplacesElizabethCadyStantonsayswomenshouldhaveavoiceand
equality?
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2. WhatdoestherighttovoterepresenttoElizabethCadyStantonandotherpro
womensuffragebelievers?
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