Women's Suffrage Movement in Louisiana

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:social_movements
gptkbp:affiliated_with Louisiana Women's Suffrage Association
gptkbp:challenges Cultural attitudes towards women
Opposition from male politicians
gptkbp:date 1912 -First suffrage convention in Louisiana
1918 -Women vote in Louisiana primary elections
1920 -Women gain full voting rights in Louisiana
June 1919 -Louisiana ratifies the 19th Amendment
1914 -Formation of the Louisiana Women's Suffrage Association
gptkbp:events 1918 Louisiana Primary Election
gptkbp:goal Women's right to vote
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the passage of the 19th Amendment
Highlighted regional differences in suffrage efforts
Part of the larger national suffrage movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Suffrage Movement in Louisiana
gptkbp:impact Changes in state laws regarding women's rights
Increased political engagement of women
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:National_American_Woman_Suffrage_Association
gptkb:National_Woman's_Party
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future civil rights movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Lillian_H._Smith
Kate Gordon
gptkbp:outcome Full suffrage granted in 1920
Partial suffrage granted in 1918
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Women's_Suffrage_Movement
gptkbp:publications gptkb:The_Suffragist
The Woman Citizen
Louisiana Suffrage News
gptkbp:related_event Rallies
Conventions
Suffrage parades
gptkbp:strategy Lobbying
Petitioning
Public demonstrations
gptkbp:time_period 19th Century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:women's_suffrage_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7