Background: The passage of the 19 th Amendment came after more than…

Question Answered step-by-step Background: The passage of the 19 th Amendment came after more than… Background:The passage of the 19th Amendment came after more than 70 years of suffrage activism.  The two competing national suffrage organizations (NWSA and the AWSA) that were born out of the post Civil War years merged in the 1890s to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association, or NAWSA for short. By 1916, only 6 out of 48 US states had locally enfranchised women, which was particularly frustrating for the younger generation of suffragists who did not understand why NAWSA was sticking with the “state by state” campaign for suffrage as it clearly wasn’t working very well. Some of these younger, more radical suffragists broke off from NAWSA to form the National Woman’s Party (NWP) and stated that their goal was a federal suffrage amendment. Led by Alice Paul, the NWP adopted more radical tactics in an effort to secure the vote, often against the wishes of the older and more established NAWSA. Assignment:After watching the HBO film Iron-Jawed Angels,  answer following questions. Each question response should be a paragraph1). Why do you think President Wilson was so apprehensive about lending his support to the women’s suffrage cause?2). What role did World War I play in the passage of the 19th amendment? Do you think the 19th amendment would have been passed if WWI wasn’t happening in the background?3). What lengths were Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and company willing to go in order to get a federal amendment passed? Can you think of any other social/political movements (past or contemporary) where individuals put their bodies in harms way in order to further their cause?4). In the film, did you notice if women of all races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic levels were participating in the suffrage movement? Was any group of women noticeably absent or underrepresented? Why do you think that is? use movie to answer questions MOVIE LINK: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxwq8x (part 1)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxwx6v (part 2)  History US History HISTORY 037 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)