Progressivism and Reform — Test

Question 16 • US History and Geography

How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

Answer

Women and men participated equally in the convention; this helped show the US government that women deserved the right to vote.

Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Women and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.

Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this led several key female activists to shift their focus to women's rights.

Explanation

At the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in London, women delegates were excluded from full participation and had to sit apart from the men. The experience helped spur activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott to organize for women’s rights, contributing to the movement that later sought suffrage. It did not directly cause the Nineteenth Amendment to pass.

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