Women and the Vote Worksheet

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As you explore the website below, you'll find out about the suffrage movement and about two women who were instrumental in advancing rights for all women.

Go to the website Not for Ourselves Alone(http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/index.html).

Click on the words "Explore the Women's Movement" to begin.

1. What was the day and year that women first voted?
   
   
   
2. Name the two women whose work had a tremendous effect on women's rights.
   
   
   Explore both the videos and the text sections of the site, either by following the "page" numbers in order or by skipping to topics that intrigue you. As you explore the site, answer these questions:

3. What were some of the restrictions on women's lives in the early 1800s?
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Who were William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips and what was their contribution to the women's rights movement?
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Where and when was the first women's rights convention held?
   
   
   
6. In what year was women's suffrage first proposed?
   
   
   
7. Did Stanton and Anthony live long enough to vote themselves?
   
   
   
8. Write several other facts about the women's rights movement that you find interesting and be prepared to share them with your class.

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