History of Suffragettes

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1. Which two women organized and convened the first public meeting for women's suffrage in 1848? Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucy Stone and Carrie Chapman Catt Lucy Stone and Susan B. Anthony

2. Which U.S. Territory was the first to grant women the right to vote? Utah Territory Wyoming Territory Dakota Territory Minnesota Territory

3. Which woman suffragette was arrested for illegally voting in a national presidential election in 1872? Elizabeth Cady Stanton Maud Wood Park Carrie Chapman Catt Susan B. Anthony

4. Which two women founded the radical 'National Woman Suffrage Association' in 1869? Lucy Stone and Alice Stokes Paul Lucy Burns and Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Carrie Chapman Catt Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

5. Which suffragist, with her husband, founded the 'American Woman Suffrage Association', a much more conservative organization to gain the right to vote for women? Alice Stoke Paul Carrie Chapman Catt Jeannette Rankin Lucy Stone

6. 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? Carrie Chapman Catt Jeannette Rankin Alice Stokes Paul Lucy Burns

7. Which suffragette founded and led the 'Woman's Social and Political Union' (WSPU) in Manchester, England in 1903? Margery Corbett Ashby Emmeline Pankhurst Christabel Pankhurst Selina Cooper

8. 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'? Alice Stokes Paul Carrie Chapman Catt Amelia Bloomer Julia Ward Howe

9. 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 Victoria Woodhull Martha Cary Thomas Amelia Bloomer

10. 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? Suffragettes' Monument Women's Right to Vote Monument Portrait of Three Suffragists Portrait Monument