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QuizMultiple Choice

Women's Rights and Suffrage

Question 8 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

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

Answer
A
The NWSA divided its efforts between suffrage and abolition; the AWSA did not.
B
The NWSA believed that suffrage was inevitable; the AWSA believed actively working for suffrage.
C
The NWSA supported Catt’s “Winning Plan”; the AWSA did not.
D
The NWSA worked for a constitutional amendment granting suffrage; the AWSA fought for suffrage at the state level.

Explanation

The NWSA, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, focused on securing women's suffrage through a federal constitutional amendment. The AWSA, associated with Lucy Stone and others, worked mainly to win voting rights state by state. Therefore, the best description is that the NWSA pursued a constitutional amendment while the AWSA fought at the state level.

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