Which organization split from NAWSA to advocate for a constitutional amendment using more militant tactics?

Which organization split from NAWSA to advocate for a constitutional amendment using more militant tactics?

• A. The National American Woman Suffrage Association
• B. The American Equal Rights Association
• C. The League of Women Voters
• D. The National Woman's Party

Answer: (D)

This item examines how the suffrage movement split over strategy, shifting from cautious, state-by-state efforts to pushing for a federal constitutional amendment through more militant action. A faction broke away from NAWSA to form the National Woman's Party, led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, to advocate for a constitutional amendment and to employ more confrontational tactics—such as the Silent Sentinels picketing the White House and hunger strikes. This more aggressive approach kept pressure on the national government and helped keep the amendment issue in the public eye, contributing to the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The other groups listed either remained with NAWSA or existed in different eras with different goals.

This item examines how the suffrage movement split over strategy, shifting from cautious, state-by-state efforts to pushing for a federal constitutional amendment through more militant action. A faction broke away from NAWSA to form the National Woman's Party, led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, to advocate for a constitutional amendment and to employ more confrontational tactics—such as the Silent Sentinels picketing the White House and hunger strikes. This more aggressive approach kept pressure on the national government and helped keep the amendment issue in the public eye, contributing to the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The other groups listed either remained with NAWSA or existed in different eras with different goals.