Patriot Week

Day FourBy: Jack, Kevin and Elias

Intro

In this presentation you will learn about gender equality. It gives equal rights to woman and men. The leaders for this movement are Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Neither lived for the 19th Amendment to be passed.

The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. We will also explain how the Suffragists Flag shows the women’s struggle to get it passed. At the end you will take a quiz. We will explain why and how women where fighting for gender rights.

Gender Equality

Equality is a First Principle of Americas free government. The First Principle requires all people are treated equality. Yet about half American women didn’t have the same treatment. They got it from the 19th Amendment and many demonstrations.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton wasborn in Johnstown, New York on November 12, 1815. She was a leading spokesperson for woman's suffering. She met Lucretia Mott a Quaker Minister. Elizabeth and Lucretia held a woman’s rights conference together. Elizabeth died on October 26, 1902 Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader for woman’s rights.

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony was a leading spokesperson forwomen’s suffrage and equality. She was born in Adams,Massachusetts on February 15, 1820. In the early1850s she began to focus on women’s suffrage andequality. She soon joined with Elizabeth Cady Stanton,and they formed the National Women’s SuffrageAssociation in 1869. She died in 1906.

The 19th Amendment

The 19th amendment states that all citizens ofthe United States have the right to vote and itshall not be denied no matter what gender.Congress will have the power to enforce thisarticle.

Seneca Falls Declaration

A part of The Seneca Falls Declaration: All of us hold truths to be self-evident: That we are equal and created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights.

In history men were thought to be better then women which is not true. Women didn’t have a voice in politics. The majority of the document was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Suffragists Flag

The Suffragists Flag was created by the National Woman’s Party in 1919. It was created to symbolize their struggles to drive the 19th amendment (which gives woman the right to vote.) They made a star on the flag for every state that voted for the amendment. They used the flag in parades and demonstrations. The 19th amendment was finally passed.

QUIZShout out the answers. The

wrong ones will vanish on the screen

What does the 19th amendment give?

A: The right of free speech.

B: The right to shout out during class.

C: You get no rights and you have to do what Queen Burns’ says.

D: It gives women the right to vote.

When was the National Women’s Suffrage Association formed?

A: 1869B:1870C:1871D:1872

Why was The Suffragists Flag created? Choose the best answer.

A: To symbolize their struggles to pass the 19th amendment.B: To show people it in demonstrations.C: To be better than men.D: All of the above.

Who did Elizabeth Cady Stanton meet that was a Quaker Minister?

A: Lucy StoneB: Lucretia Mott C: Abby Kelley FosterD: Susan B. Anthony

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