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Which two women organized and convened the first public meeting for women's suffrage in 1848?

Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. American women had begun their pursuit of the right to vote in the early 1800's. However, it wasn't until 1848 that Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton convened the first Women's Right Convention in Seneca Falls, NY.

Which U.S. Territory was the first to grant women the right to vote?

Wyoming Territory. In 1869 the Wyoming Territory was the first to grant the right to vote to women. In the following year the Utah Territory also gave women the right to vote.

Which woman suffragette was arrested for illegally voting in a national presidential election in 1872?

Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony illegally voted for the re-election of Ulysses S. Grant for President in Rochester, NY. in 1872. She was arrested, jailed and fined. The judge dismissed the jury and rendered a verdict of guilty as charged.

Which two women founded the radical 'National Woman Suffrage Association' in 1869?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The National Suffrage Association was established by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan N. Anthony with the primary goal to amend the U.S. Constitution. Their political actions included civil disobedience, illegal demonstrations and some public violent disturbances.

Which suffragist, with her husband, founded the 'American Woman Suffrage Association', a much more conservative organization to gain the right to vote for women?

Lucy Stone. Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, founded the 'American Woman Suffrage Association, whose primary goal was to pressure individual States to pass legislation granting women the right to vote. Their political actions were non-violent and legal. In 1890 the two political organizations merged and became the 'National American Woman Suffrage Association'.

Which militant woman, a graduate of Vassar College, spent more time in prison, in the cause of women's right to vote, than any other American suffragette?

Lucy Burns. Lucy Burns was an active militant suffragist in both the United States and Great Britain. According the {book;} 'Notable American Women' by Sidney R. Bland, Lucy Burns spent more time in prison than any other suffragist.

Which sufragette founded and led the 'Woman's Social and Political Union' (WSPU) in Manchester, England in 1903?

Emmeline Pankhurst. Emmeline Pankhurst was the most important person in the Suffrage movement in Great Britain. She was jailed at least 10 times, often brutally treated in prison and force-fed in prison hospitals. Her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia, were also very active in the WSPU.

Which woman was a co-leader with Lucy Stone in the National American Woman Suffrage Association, contributor to the weekly 'The Woman's Journal' and author of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?

Julia Ward Howe. Julia Ward Howe's bibliography is too extensive to include in this space. However, in addition to many other awards and accolades, she was the first woman elected to 'The American Academy of Arts and Letters'

Which suffragette was Vice-President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, a progressive reformer and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931?

Jane Addams. Jane Addams was a very active suffragette leader, a social reformer, founder of the Hull House in Chicago and a Nobel Laureate.

This final question will be heavier in weight but lighter in substance. What is the name of the 7.5 ton marble sclupture that was on display in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in 1921 and included the busts of Lucretta Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

Portrait Monument. Adelaide Johnson of Carrara, Italy sculpted the Portrait Monument from an 8 ton block of marble. It was presented to the U.S. Government, placed on a 5.5 ton base, and unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda on February 15, 1921, which was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Susan B. Anthony. Critics dubbed the {statue;} 'Three Ladies in a Bathtub'. It was subsequently moved to the Capitol Crypt (basement) for public display.