Suffrage Virtual

Scavenger Hunt

How American
Women Won the
Right to Vote
 Scavenger Hunt Clue #1:
Decipher the following secret message using the cipher below.

MAX 19MA TFXGWFEGM ZJTGMXW FBEEBHGL HY

TFXJBVTG PHFXG MAX JBZAM MH OHMX.
 Answer:
The 19th Amendment
granted millions of
American women the right
to vote.
Democracy

The people get a say in who

governs and what laws should
be passed.
But wait...
CAN YOU VOTE?

WHITE
MAN
OWNS LAND
21 AND OLDER
 Part 1
1848

The First Women’s Rights

Convention at Seneca Falls
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mo ree t
re!
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Frederick Douglass
“Suffrage?”
What’s that?
Suffragist
A person that that fights for women’s right to vote
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s fo !
te en
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W
Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony Sojourner Truth Lucy Stone
Arrested for Voting
Susan B.
Anthony
 Part 2
1870

The 15th Amendment

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 Part 3
1880’s - 1910’s
State by State
Carrie Chapman Catt
 Scavenger Hunt Clue #2:
Go to the following website and look for your state. Get
ready to answer some questions.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/
womenshistory/19th-amendment-by-
state.htm
When did Virginia ratify the 19th amendment?

A. 1920

B. 2015

C. 1952

D. 1978
Who was an important suffragist from Virginia?

A. Mary Johnston

B. Mildred June

C. Mary Jones

D. Maude Brown
Where did Mary Johnston live?

A. Two Mountains

B. Four Hills

C. Hopping Hills

D. Three Hills
 Part 4
1913

The First March on

Washington
 Scavenger Hunt Clue #3:
Name that suffragist. Use these clues to determine the name
of this important suffragist.

Minus “T”

Plus “P”

First Name Last Name

Alice Paul
BAB
Y
ALIC
E!
 Scavenger Hunt Clue #4:
Unscramble the following letters

Lal si tno ueqla ro ifra

 Answer:
All is not equal or fair
 Part 5
Racism and the Suffrage
Movement
Things I Love About
Alice

- Creative

- Smart
- A great organizer

- Determined

- Passionate

- Inspired others
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fro i
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Bu
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ma er s
rch
!
Ida B. Wells Barnett
 Scavenger Hunt Clue #5:
Go this website and find the name of a Black suffragist

https://www.nps.gov/articles/black-women-
and-the-fight-for-voting-rights.htm
 Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Mary Church Terrell

Harriet Tubman
Josephine St. Charlotte Forten
Pierre Ruffin Grimké
 Part 6
1917

The Silent Sentinels

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Lucy Burns rag uch
.
 Brrr
It’s freezing!

Silent Sentinels
 Hmmm… maybe
throwing women in
prison for wanting
to vote is a bad
thing...
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The 19th Amendment

 Scavenger Hunt Clue #6:
Decipher the following secret message using the cipher below.

NLX RHNK OHBVX!

 Answer:
Use Your Voice!
Using your
voice
How YOU can make a
difference
Any questions?
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