The Struggle for Women's Suffrage
The long road to the 19th Amendment and the different tactics used by activists.
Key Questions
- 1How did the tactics of Alice Paul differ from those of Carrie Chapman Catt?
- 2Why did some women oppose the right to vote?
- 3How did WWI affect the momentum of the suffrage movement?
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