 Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage pin, c. 1914–1917 | |
| Abbreviation | CU or CUWS |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 1913 |
| Dissolved | 1916 |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | "To secure an amendment to the United States Constitution enfranchising women" and to pass the ERA |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Key people | Alice Paul, Lucy Burns |
Formerly called | National American Woman Suffrage Association Congressional Committee |
The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was an American organization formed in 1913 led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns[1] to campaign for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage. It was inspired by the United Kingdom's suffragette movement, which Paul and Burns had taken part in. Their continuous campaigning drew attention from congressmen, and in 1914 they were successful in forcing the amendment onto the floor for the first time in decades.[2][3]
- ^ Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth; Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn (2005). Women's Suffrage in America. Infobase Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-8160-5693-4. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ Weatherford, Doris (1998). A History of the American Suffragist Movement. Santa Barbara: The Moschovitis Group. pp. 197–205. ISBN 1576070654.
- ^ Mead, Rebecca (2004). How the Vote Was Won: Woman Suffrage in the Western United States, 1868–1914. New York: New York University Press. pp. 164–165. ISBN 0814757227.