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BUSH 21.2
Women and Progresives
Term | Definition |
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suffrage | the right to vote |
suffragists | men and women who fought for women's right to vote |
19th Amendment | CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION that gave women the right to vote |
temperance | choosing to either reduce the use of alcohol or choosing to not use it at all |
prohibition | passing laws making it illegal to make or sell alcohol |
18th Amendment | CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION making it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the United States |
Jane Addams | founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago that helped the poor in Chicago |
Susan B. Anthony | founder of the National Women's Suffrage Association |
Carrie Chapman Catt | leader credited with the passing of the 19th Amendment |
Mary Church Terrell | first president of the National Association of Colored Women |