Question 24Feature“The removal of all forms of the subjection of women is the purpose to which the National Woman’s Party is dedicated. Its present campaign to remove the discriminations against women in the laws of the United States is but the beginning of its determined effort to secure the freedom of women, an integral part of the struggle for human liberty for which women are first of all responsible. Its interest lies in the final release of woman from the class of a dependent, subservient being to which early civilization committed her.“The laws of various States at present hold her in that class [of dependents]. They deny her a control of her children equal to the father’s; . . . they punish her for offenses for which men go unpunished; they exclude her from public office and from public institutions to the support of which her taxes contribute. . . .“. . . In California the husband is sole manager of the community property, which consists of all that is acquired during the marriage by either husband or wife. . . . Her wages and earnings therefore are under his control during [his] life and he can dispose of them without her knowledge or consent. . . .“. . . [The National Woman’s Party] has under its consideration an amendment to the Federal Constitution which, if adopted, would remove [these discriminations] as one stroke.”Elsie Hill, activist, “Shall Women Be Equal Before the Law?”, The Nation, 1922QuestionWhich of the following social contexts best helps to explain the development discussed in the excerpt?ResponsesFederal land grants encouraged migration to western states.Federal land grants encouraged migration to western states.The United States population shifted from rural to urban areas.The United States population shifted from rural to urban areas.Some religious leaders argued against modern cultural values.Some religious leaders argued against modern cultural values.Nativists advocated against allowing continued immigration.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the institution of a new government . . .“. . . Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled. The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.“He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.“He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.“He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men. . . .“Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.“He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead.“He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.”Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848QuestionWhich of the following best captures a portion of the author’s argument?ResponsesWomen elected officials have not done enough to pass laws promoting women’s rights.Women elected officials have not done enough to pass laws promoting women’s rights.Men and women are legally equal, but women are morally superior to men.Men and women are legally equal, but women are morally superior to men.The government has made women subservient by denying them the right to vote.The government has made women subservient by denying them the right to vote.Women have faced too much suffrage due to the actions of the government.

Read this passage:The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? I scarcely believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not. Being persons, then, women are citizens, and no State has a right to make any new law, or to enforce any old law, which shall abridge their privileges or immunities. Hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws of the several States is today null and void, precisely as is every one against negroes.Susan B. Anthony, "Speech After Being Convicted of Voting"How does the use of a rhetorical question in this passage most clearly strengthen Susan B. Anthony's speech?A.By allowing the audience to form their own opinionsB.By making Susan B. Anthony sound as if she doesn't know what she's talking aboutC.By having the audience focus on the central purpose of the speechD.By giving the audience convincing evidence that they can't denySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Drag and drop the author’s reasoning from the text that best supports each argument.Available Options ( 3 of 3 )“we will not hold ourselves bound to obey laws in which we have no voice or representation”“From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom…”“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.”“we will not hold ourselves bound to obey laws in which we have no voice or representation”“From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom…”“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.”Women should rebel against inequalities. Women should be considered equal to men. Women are not asking to be treated in a special way.Select Response Select Response Select Response

1.How has the women question been dealt under colonialism and nationalism?

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