AP Success - AP US History: Woman Suffrage Movement Primary Sources
Susan B. Anthony, Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, 1884."Do you not see, gentlemen, that so long as you put this power of the ballot in the hands of every possible man, rich, poor, drunk, sober, educated, ignorant…and take the power from the hands of the women of the nation, the mothers, you…make it utterly impossible for regulation of sobriety to be maintained in our community? The first step towards social regulation and good society in towns, cities, and villages is the ballot in the hands of the mothers of those places."
Question 1
In the given source, Susan B. Anthony's argument for woman suffrage is primarily based on the idea that:
women's moral influence is essential for societal regulation and improvement.
women are more politically educated than men.
only wealthy women should be granted the right to vote.
voting rights for men have led to increased levels of education in society.
Question 2
Susan B. Anthony's testimony before the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage in 1884 reflects which broader trend in 19th-century America?
The growing movement advocating for women's rights and suffrage.
The widespread belief that women were naturally less capable of making political decisions.
The federal government's immediate action to grant women the right to vote.
The decline of women's roles in public and political life.
Question 3
Which of the following best describes the historical context of the source provided?
The temperance movement had little influence on other social reform movements of the time.
The struggle for women's suffrage was part of a larger pattern of social reform movements in the late 19th century.
The Progressive Era reforms had already been implemented by the time of Susan B. Anthony's speech.
By 1884, women had achieved equal voting rights with men in most states.
Question 4
Susan B. Anthony's reference to 'the mothers of those places' is an example of her use of:
the cult of domesticity to argue for women's political participation.
scientific racism to justify women's suffrage.
class struggle to promote labor rights.
Manifest Destiny to encourage westward expansion.
Question 5
The argument presented by Susan B. Anthony would most likely have been opposed by which of the following groups during the 1880s?
Those who believed in maintaining traditional gender roles and women's domestic sphere.
Advocates of the temperance movement who sought to reduce alcohol consumption.
Supporters of the 15th Amendment who fought for voting rights regardless of race.
Members of the Progressive movement who pushed for various social reforms.
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