Elizabeth Cady Stanton, seated and Susan B. Anthony, Standing. Between, 1880 and 1902. Courtesy Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, Library of Congress, LC-USZ61-791
On this day, May 15th, 1869, The National Woman Suffrage Association(NWSA) was founded in the city.
The NWSA emerged from a split in the American Equal Rights Association. The other emergent group was the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA).
Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton opposed the Fifteenth Amendment, demanding that the amendment include women's suffrage. They in turn founded the NWSA based upon a belief that a federal constitutional amendment was the best way to achieve their goals. The AWSA pursued state-by-state changes.
The two organizations eventually merged in 1890, to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association(NAWSA).
The NWSA emerged from a split in the American Equal Rights Association. The other emergent group was the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA).
Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton opposed the Fifteenth Amendment, demanding that the amendment include women's suffrage. They in turn founded the NWSA based upon a belief that a federal constitutional amendment was the best way to achieve their goals. The AWSA pursued state-by-state changes.
The two organizations eventually merged in 1890, to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association(NAWSA).
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