1861 the civil war awakening5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Anthony, began their suffrage work after becoming engaged in the temperance, abolitionist, and moral reform movements of the 1830s and 1840s. It revived during the 1850s, when many reformers, such as Susan B. The vote was then a right granted at the state level New Jersey had briefly allowed some women to vote (who satisfied the same property-ownership qualifications as men), but generally, momentum for suffrage had been lost after the American Revolution. ![]() ![]() The abolitionist movement flourished alongside female activism, and during the decades leading up to the Civil War, women increasingly advocated for women’s rights, particularly suffrage. The impulse to overthrow societal constraints and the struggle for equal opportunity were critical concerns for many women in the 1860s. Whether black or white, Northern or Southern, rich or poor, women confronted daunting obstacles during the Civil War era. Use this Narrative alongside the Mary Chesnut’s War Narrative to allow students to analyze and compare women’s experiences during the Civil War. ![]()
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