With the passage of the 19th Amendment in August 1920, women were able to vote. How much do you know about this important event? Explore these facts about Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment:
Where does the word suffrage come from?
Suffrage, from the Latin word suffragium, means the right to vote.
Who introduced the 19th Amendment?
Senator Aaron A. Sargent of California, in 1878, introduced the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, a constitutional amendment that would give women the right to vote.
Who were the Silent Sentinels?
The Silent Sentinels were a group of suffragists organized by Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party who protested in front of the White House from January 1917 to June 1919, without speaking a word six days a week, for hours on end.
Who was president of the USA when the 19th Amendment was ratified?
Woodrow Wilson.
When did Vermont ratify the 19th amendment?
February 8, 1921.
Who was the first woman to vote in the modern United States?
Seraph Cedenia Young, a twenty-three-year-old schoolteacher, cast her historic ballot in Salt Lake City’s Council Hall on her way to work on February 14, 1870.
Who was the first woman to run for President in the United States?
Victoria Claflin Woodhull, Equal Rights Party, 1872.
Who was the first woman elected to Congress?
Suffragist, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, R-Montana, 1916. In 1918, she attempted to add the right for women to vote to the Constitution, but was unsuccessful.
What are suffrage colors?
Purple, White, Gold. Purple is the color of loyalty, constancy to purpose, unswerving steadfastness to a cause. White, the emblem of purity, symbolizes quality of purpose; and gold, the color of light and life, is as the torch that guides their purpose, pure and unswerving. The Suffragist, Vol. 1 No. 4, December 6, 1913
How many states allowed women to vote before the 19th Amendment?
Fifteen.
When did Congress pass the 19th Amendment?
June 4, 1919.
What was Vermont’s place in ratification order?
Vermont was the 38th state to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Which was the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment?
Mississippi, 1984.
How many women voted in November 1920?
Eight million.
Who lived to see the passage of the 19th Amendment from the 68 women who signed the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls in 1848?
Only Charlotte Woodward lived to see the 19th Amendment pass in 1920, however, her deteriorating health kept her from exercising her right to vote. She was 91 years old.
What accommodations did Northfield Vermont make in 1920 for first-time women voters?
At the town hall polling station, sawdust, spread over the floor to absorb tobacco juice was removed; smoking in the building was not allowed; and chairs were placed along the walls for female voters to sit.
What was the suffrage flower?
Daisy.
Which was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment?
Wisconsin, on June 10, 1919.
What was the Petticoat Brigade?
Southern Democrats and northeastern Republicans opposed to suffrage referred to suffragists as the Petticoat Brigade, arguing that women possessed neither the intellectual nor emotional capacity to make reasoned decisions.
What was the Perfect 36?
Cartoonists labeled the elusive 36th ratification state as the “Perfect 36.”
Tennessee was the Perfect 36, ratifying the 19th Amendment by a vote of 49-47.
What is the War of the Roses?
In Nashville, leading up to ratification of the 19th Amendment, supporters camped out at the Hermitage Hotel, lobbying intensely in what became known as the War of the Roses. Suffs, supporters of suffrage, wore yellow roses; Antis, those opposed to suffrage, wore red roses.
Which country first gave women the right to vote?
New Zealand, Sep 19, 1893.
Which country today does not allow women to vote?
Vatican City.
What fashion trend was inspired by the suffrage movement?
Bloomers were inspired by suffragist Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). Loose top, short skirt, pair of pants underneath.