National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

Definition

The NAWSA was an organization formed in 1890 to advocate for the constitutionally protected right of women to vote in the United States.

Related terms

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An early leader of woman's rights movement, she co-founded NAWSA along with Susan B. Anthony.

Carrie Chapman Catt: She served as president of NAWSA and played key role in passing Nineteenth Amendment.

Lucy Stone: A prominent orator, abolitionist, and suffragist; she was one of founders of NAWSA.