National Woman Suffrage Association
The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed on May 15, 1869 in New York City. The National Association was created in response to a split in the American Equal Rights Association over whether the woman's movement should support the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Its founders, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, opposed the Fifteenth Amendment unless it included the vote for women. Men were able to join the organization as members; however, women solely controlled the leadership of the group. The NWSA worked to secure women's enfranchisement through a federal constitutional amendment. Contrarily, its rival, the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), believed success could be more easily achieved through state-by-state campaigns. In 1890 the NWSA and the AWSA merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).
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American History USA Articles
- The National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association
The NWSA and AWSA operated independently, with some antagonism, until they reunified in 1890, forming the NAWSA.
Books/Sources
- The Concise History of Woman Suffrage: Selections from History of Woman Suffrage, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan... - Mari Jo Buhle
- Report of the International Council of Women, Assembled by the National Woman Suffrage Association, Washington... - International Council Of Women,
