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In the early 1800s, society considered temperance to be an acceptable cause for female reformers because this issue related to

equality between men and women.

community welfare and family.

a woman's ability to provide for her family.

access to education.

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Read the following excerpt from a statement made by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. In every time of crisis, women have served our country in difficult and hazardous ways. They will do so now, in the home and at work. We naturally deplore those economic conditions which require women to work unless they desire to do so, and the programs of our administration are designed to improve family incomes so that women can make their own decisions in this area. Women should not be considered a marginal group to be employed periodically only to be denied opportunity to satisfy their needs and aspirations when unemployment rises or a war ends.According to the passage, which best describes a long-term impact of woman suffrage in the United States?

Women continued to pursue employment opportunities.

Women were elected to government positions in equal numbers to men.

Women did not consistently exercise voting rights in large numbers.

Women were quickly granted full equality in pay and employment.

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the temperance movement only

temperance, abolition of slavery, and education for women and girls

women's right to vote

women's right to vote and abolition of slavery

What government action prompted the organization of two women’s suffrage groups in 1869?

the arrest of Margaret Sanger

the announcement of Catt’s “Winning Plan”

the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment

Margaret Sanger’s appeal of her 1916 arrest resulted in the

legalization of doctors prescribing contraceptives and discussing family planning with patients.

creation of “Comstock Laws” on a state and federal level.

opening of her first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

publication of The Woman Rebel, a women’s health newsletter.

The woman who opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States was

Lucretia Mott.

Margaret Sanger.

Susan B. Anthony.

Emma Hart Willard.

Which statement best describes Margaret Sanger?

She advocated for women's right to own property and campaigned for the Married Woman's Property Act.

She advocated for women's right to vote and founded the National Women Suffrage Association.

She advocated for women's access to education and opened one of the first all-female universities.

She advocated for women's health and helped educate women about birth control and family planning.

Which of the following shows the correct order of events?

Catt’s “Winning Plan,” suffrage in some Western states, the Nineteenth Amendment

suffrage in some Western states, the Nineteenth Amendment, Catt’s “Winning Plan”

suffrage in some Western states, Catt’s “Winning Plan,” the Nineteenth Amendment

Catt’s “Winning Plan,” the Nineteenth Amendment, suffrage in some Western states

Which of the following marked the achievement of a long-held suffragist goal in the early 1900s?

the Declaration of Sentiments

the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Catt’s “Winning Plan”

the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

In the early 1800s, society considered temperance to be an acceptable cause for female reformers because this issue related to

equality between men and women.

community welfare and family.

a woman's ability to provide for her family.

access to education.

Which of the following did Ukrainian immigrant Clara Lemlich accomplish in 1909?

suffrage for women in the state of New York

the founding of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union

the publication of the magazine The Woman Rebel

better working conditions for female garment workers in New York City

Which of the following did the five reformers who organized the Seneca Falls Convention have in common?

They came from states where women had gained suffrage.

They had gained political support by being jurors on important cases.

They were experienced at effectively organizing women’s rights conventions.

They were active in the abolition movement.

Which of the following did the five reformers who organized the Seneca Falls Convention have in common?

They came from states where women had gained suffrage.

They had gained political support by being jurors on important cases.

They were experienced at effectively organizing women’s rights conventions.

They were active in the abolition movement.

The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869 prompted the formation of two major suffrage organizations because

it marked a great success for the abolition movement, which many feminists opposed.

it granted formerly enslaved men the right to vote, while women were still denied this right.

it put a halt to Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” and set back the cause of women’s suffrage.

it granted women the right to vote in Western states but not in Eastern states.

Which of the following was the goal of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s National Woman Suffrage Association?

the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in Congress

the establishment of women’s colleges throughout the US

the passage of a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote

the abolition of slavery throughout the US

Which statement best describes Margaret Sanger?

She advocated for women's right to own property and campaigned for the Married Woman's Property Act.

She advocated for women's right to vote and founded the National Women Suffrage Association.

She advocated for women's access to education and opened one of the first all-female universities.

She advocated for women's health and helped educate women about birth control and family planning.

Which best describes the main difference between the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)?

The NWSA divided its efforts between suffrage and abolition; the AWSA did not.

The NWSA believed that suffrage was inevitable; the AWSA believed actively working for suffrage.

The NWSA supported Catt’s “Winning Plan”; the AWSA did not.

The NWSA worked for a constitutional amendment granting suffrage; the AWSA fought for suffrage at the state level.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is most noted for

forming the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

founding the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.

helping draft the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments.

working as a nurse during World War I.

Starting in the1800s, members of the suffragist movement in the United States focused on women's right to

own property.

vote.

serve on a jury.

teach school.

Which of the following is considered to be the first major event of the women's movement?

the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention

the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention

the Second Continental Congress

the Married Women’s Property Act

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