Analyze Progressive Era reforms 1900-1920: women's suffrage 19th Amendment Aug 18 1920 + Black women's struggle for the vote; muckrakers; antitrust; food safety; child labor laws; labor reforms
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~10 min
hist.g8.s.ex_04
Essay
Prompt
In 2-3 paragraphs, explain why the 19th Amendment 1920 did not equal universal suffrage for Black women in the South. Cite Crenshaw 1989 intersectionality framework + NACW 1896 + Wells Alpha Suffrage Club 1913 + the 45-year gap to VRA 1965.
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Answer criteria
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criteria
- Cites Crenshaw 1989 framework
- Names NACW 1896 + Wells Alpha Suffrage Club 1913
- Identifies 45-year gap to VRA 1965
- Refuses 'universal suffrage in 1920' framing
- Applies Q11 MULTI-PERSPECTIVE
- Cites at least 2 primary sources
Hints
- Crenshaw analyzes intersection of race + sex; Black Southern women lived under Jim Crow + 19th Amendment paper rights.
- Wells founded Alpha Suffrage Club 1913 Chicago even before 19th Amendment ratified.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating 19th Amendment as full enfranchisement
- Forgetting Black women's organizing before 1920
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