HIST 2112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Carrie Chapman Catt, Sarah Grand, Planned Parenthood
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Chapter 21 | women in the early 20th century. Nawsa: the national american women"s suffrage association organized state and local chapters to urge the passage of a federal amendment to guarantee a woman"s right to vote. Leaders were elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. anthony, formulated 1st demand for right to vote at seneca falls (1848) Under the leadership of carrie chapman catt. Alice paul: frustrated w/ lack of response by state + national legislators, expanded scope of the organization + adopted more direct protest tactics to draw greater media attention. When others were unwilling to move in her direction, she split from nawsa to create the congressional union for woman suffrage, later renamed the. Known as the silent sentinels, she and her group protested outside the white. House for 2 years = arrested + thrown in jail = staged hunger strike.
