A Woman for OfficeVictoria Woodhull announced her candidacy for president of the United States in April of 1871. At the time, no woman held an elected office in the country, and women wouldn’t even be able to vote for another 50 years. To Woodhull, these were trivial matters that wouldn’t prevent her from advancing the cause of women. Woodhull’s own Equal Rights Party nominated her on May 10, 1872, at the Apollo Hall in New York City, and her nomination was ratified a month later.The Equal Rights Party also nominated the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass to run alongside Woodhull as the vice presidential candidate. The Equal Rights Party hoped Douglass’s nomination would help close the divide between suffragists and African-American civil rights activists. The controversy was caused by the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment two years prior, which granted African-American males the right to vote but neglected to afford women of any colour the same right.Although Douglass never attended the Equal Rights Party convention or acknowledged the nomination, Woodhull continued her run for office. She ran on the platform of women’s suffrage, railroad nationalization, abolition of the death penalty, welfare for the poor, regulation of monopolies, an eight-hour workday, and direct taxation. Incidentally, these issues are ones that many Americans take for granted today, but they were of grave importance in the late 19th century.Just days before the election, U.S. Marshals arrested Woodhull, her husband, Colonel James Blood, and Woodhull’s sister, Tennessee Claflin, for publishing obscenities in their newspaper Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly. Woodhull and her sister spent the next month in jail, thus preventing Woodhull from attempting to vote in the election. Although Woodhull’s name appeared on the ballots in a few states, historians are unsure of how many votes she received, since these votes were apparently uncounted.What was the reason Victoria Woodhull was unable to attempt to vote for herself in the election?aShe was in prison. bWomen were not allowed to vote.cThe votes were not going to be counted. dHer husband forbade her from participating in voting.

Who helped women gain the right to vote in the United States?

who helped start to naitonal organization of women taht campaigned for an equal rights amendment

The following speech was delivered June 21, 1915, by well-known suffragette, orator and social reformer, Anna Howard Shaw, during New York State's equal suffrage campaign at the City Opera House in Ogdenburg, New York.adapted from The Fundamental Principle of a RepublicAnna Howard Shaw     If a Republic is a desirable form of government, then we should have it, if it is not then we ought not pretend that we have it. We must be true to our ideals. And the men of New York have for the first time in their lives, the rare opportunity, of making the state truly a part of the Republic. It is the greatest opportunity which has ever come to the men of the state . . . yet so few people realize what a profound problem they have to solve on November second. It is not merely a trifling matter . . . it is the most vital problem we could have, and any man who goes to the polls next November without thoroughly informing himself in regard to this subject is unworthy to be a citizen of this state, and unfit to cast a ballot.     If woman's suffrage is wrong, it is a great wrong and if it is right, it is a profound and fundamental principle. Let us see where we are as a people, how we act here and what we think we are.Passage 2The following speech was delivered September 7, 1916, in Atlanta, Georgia, by famous activist and suffragette, Carrie Chapman Catt. Catt is credited with the development of the "Winning Plan" that helped pass the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.adapted from The CrisisCarrie Chapman Catt     I have taken for my subject, "The Crisis," because I believe that a crisis has come in our movement which, if recognized and the opportunity seized with vigor, means the final victory of our great cause in the very near future. I am aware that some suffragists do not share this belief as they see no signs nor symptoms today which were not present yesterday; no manifestations in the year 1916 which differ significantly from those in the year 1910. To them, the movement has been a steady, normal growth from the beginning and must so continue until the end. I can only defend my claim with the plea that it is better to imagine a crisis where none exists than to fail to recognize one when it comes; for a crisis is a culmination of events which calls for new considerations and new decisions. A failure to answer the call may mean an opportunity lost, a possible victory postponed.1In "The Fundamental Principle of a Republic," which excerpt best develops the claim that equality is central to democracy? A. . . . is unworthy to be a citizen of this state, and unfit to cast a ballot. B. It is the greatest opportunity which has ever come to the men of the state . . . C. If a Republic is a desirable form of government, then we should have it . . . D. . . . if it is right, it is a profound and fundamental principle.

ead this passage:When, in 1871, I asked [an important politician] to declare the power of the United States Constitution to protect women in their right to vote as he had done for black men he handed me a copy of all his speeches during that reconstruction period, and said:"Put 'sex' where I have 'race' or 'color,' and you have here the best and strongest argument I can make for woman."What two issues is Susan B. Anthony connecting in the passage?A.Civil rights and the treatment of womenB.The rights of women and the privileges of menC.Women's suffrage and the rights of African AmericansD.The fight for suffrage and the Civil War

Which person most directly affected voting rights for African Americans?A.Lyndon B. JohnsonB.Woodrow WilsonC.Carrie Chapman CattD.Susan B. AnthonySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS