How did women and their supporters establish voting rights for women in Arkansas and the United States?
Subject(s): Arkansas History, Civics & Government, US History, and Women
Time Period(s): (1801-1861) Expansion and Reform, (1870-1900) Development of The Industrial United States, and (1890-1930) Emergence of Modern America
Grade level(s): 6-8 and 9-12
Questions:
How did women and their supporters use the media and publications to gain voting rights in Arkansas and the United States?
What arguments did women use to demand the right to vote?
What arguments did anti-suffrage activists use?
Source Set
- Votes for Women!
- "Let Her Come"
- The Sky Is Now Her Limit
- Part of the Vast Billboard Campaign of the Woman's Party. Putting up billboard in Denver-- 1916
- Why Women Need the Ballot
- Women’s Suffrage Valentine
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Women’s Suffrage Party of New York City – leaflet outlining arguments for voting rights
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August, 1920, political cartoon subtitled “Enfranchisement now means the sky’s the limit, in woman’s sphere”
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Photograph of unidentified woman putting up sign with bucket and broom.
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Reprint of speech read in Little Rock by Mrs. Fanny L. Chunn of Cotton Plant, August 27, 1891
Additional Resources:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas articles: Women’s Suffrage Movement Anti-Suffrage Arguments
UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture Digital Exhibit, Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Centennial, Anti-Suffrage Arguments
Arkansas Frameworks:
Civics
PD.4.C.3 Examine the amendments to the U.S. Constitution in order to determine how the roles of citizens and the federal and state governments have changed over time (e.g., Bill of Rights, incorporation of states’ rights into government, interpretation, due process, voting rights)
PD.4.C.5 Assess the effects of civil rights legislation on society in the United States (e.g., affirmative action, American Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act 1964, Voting Rights Act 1965, modern civil rights movements)
PD.5.C.3 Evaluate various influences on political parties during the electoral process (e.g., interest groups, lobbyists, Political Action Committees [PACs], major events)
PD.5.C.4 Assess the influence of media on the electoral process (e.g., news reporting, political cartoons, public opinion polls, Internet, propaganda techniques, social media)
United States History Since 1890
Era7.2.USH.2 Investigate the impact of the Progressive Era using a variety of sources and multiple perspectives
Era7.2.USH.3 Analyze short- and long-term social, economic, political, educational, and environmental effects of progressivism at the local, state, and national levels
United States Government
SFG.5.USG.4 Examine the reasons and processes for amending the U.S. Constitution (e.g., informal, formal)
IACP.7.USG.4 Analyze various federal laws, policies, and rulings concerning civil rights of individuals and groups