Women's Role In The Abolitionist Movement

It was through their involvement in the abolitionist movement that many women were able to acquire vital skills that would prove useful when it came time for the Womens Suffragist Movement. With the arrival of the Womens Movement came an abundance of Suffrage organizations that campaigned for a common goal; for women and men to have the same voting rights. Among the many organizations to stem from the Womens Movement were The National Women’s Party and The National American Woman Suffrage Association, which were both organizations known as pioneers of The Womens Suffrage Movement.
In 1890 The National Womens Suffrage Association and the American Womens Suffrage Association fused, forming The National American Women Suffrage Association. The NAWSA was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt (NAWSA was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony among others) and went on to become an extremely effective force in The Womens Suffrage Movement; seeking to reform many
Despite the fact that there was a newfound sense of self-expression among a major group of women, there were still some women who wanted to fight for more; to fight for full rights to their lives. It is important to remember that often times, racist policies kept African-American women out of the suffragist movement, resulting in masses of women feeling unhappy with what was supposed to be “social progress”. Consequentially, these large groups of women who were left unsatisfied with the limited progression began to to get involved with the advocacy for the advancement of women’s rights. “many suffrage advocates presented their views in terms of ‘natural rights,’ arguing that women deserved the same rights as men” (Brinkley). Among those advocates was the “exuberant” and “outspoken” Alice Paul, who led the National Women’s