religion aspects that they were said tohave forgotten in their quest for political power. The Womens Christian TemperanceUnion endorsed suffrage and this helped them because this made the e suffrage movementseem less radical. Through their joining with the Union, the suffragettes also madepowerful enemy in the liquor industry who considered that women suffrage was a threat tobe stopped at all costs.In 1890 The Unity was restored and the NWSA and the AWSA joined together toform the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Elizabeth Cat Stanton waselected President and Susan B Anthony was elected Vice President. Anthony would takeover the presidency from 1892-1900. This united the campaigning forces and redoubledthe efforts. The Suffrage Movement has historically been linked with abolition. This was notalways the case, the first strategy of the womens movement was to appeal to the South . The suffragists argued that the adoption of women suffrage with educational or propertyqualifications that would disqualify most black women, would allow the South to restorewhite supremacy in politics without having to disfranchise black men and riskCongressional repercussions. This was the tact taken by the NAWSA from 1895-1903. They held the 1985 NAWSA convention in Atlanta, and asked that their longtime partner,Frederick Douglas to stay away. By 1903 is was obvious that this strategy had failed,because the southern politicians refused to cower behind petticoats. After 903 Themovement recognized the need for universal women suffrage even across racial barriersand became active in the black rights crusade s well.The Progressive Movement which began around 1900 became important for thesuffragettes. The section that supported Progressive reforms realized that womens votescould help them secure these reforms Many labor unions became advocates of suffrageduring this time. Because of this they gained more enemies, not only was the liquo...
