(Proponents of this point of view formed a group called the American Woman Suffrage Association.) This animosity eventually faded, and in 1890 the two groups joined to form a new suffrage organization, the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was NAWSA’s first president; Anthony was its second. read more
Leaders In U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement Leaders in U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement View the portraits and read the biographical details of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. read more
Ultimately, the suffrage movement provided political training for some of the early women pioneers in Congress, but its internal divisions foreshadowed the persistent disagreements among women in Congress and among women’s rights activists after the passage of the 19th Amendment. read more