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Different Tactics — The tactics of Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt diverge.

 

The New York Times, April 1, 1915 – The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, which Alice Paul chairs, splits from the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). read clipping

 

The New York Times, October 20, 1915 – Front Page – President Wilson votes for a state suffrage amendment in a special election in his home state of New Jersey. This is the first election regarding suffrage in an East Coast state. read clipping

 

The New York Times, October 20, 1915 – Front Page – The men in New Jersey vote against suffrage for women in the state. read clipping

 

The New York Times, November 3, 1915 – Front Page – On Election Day, suffrage is a referendum question on the ballot in three states: New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. It is defeated in all three. read clipping

 

The New York Times, December 18, 1915 – Carrie Chapman Catt is elected president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, led by Alice Paul, proposes to re-establish its affiliation with the national organization, but the members at the NAWSA convention reject that notion. read clipping

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