Women's Suffrage

Watch the following two videos while completing the viewing guides below. 

Stop at 20:35

19th amendment videos

Fill in the blanks/answer the questions from the video. 


Voting is the most basic ______________ of a citizen. 


Women’s vote should count ____________________


Voters were white, male, and _________________________


Women couldn’t own property once they got married. True or false? 


What was the famous convention called? 


In every movement you need a writer and a ________________________


The fourteenth amendment defined citizenship and guaranteed equal rights, true or false? 


Did the “Anthony Amendment” in 1878 succeed or fail? 


Which president supported an amendment granting women the right to vote? 


Which state was the last one needed to ratify the amendment? 


In what year did the 19th amendment get ratified? 

Suffrage in Utah video

Fill in the blanks/answer the questions from the video. 


Who was the first woman to vote? 


Why did the federal government take away Utah women’s right to vote? 


Concluding Question


Define suffrage: