Question

Which of the following American women organisations came up in the nineteenth century and campaigned for dress reforms?

• A. National Women Suffrage Association
• B. American Women Suffrage Association
• C. European Women Suffrage Association
• D. National American Women Suffrage Association

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

American Women Suffrage Association

By the end of the nineteenth century, both in Europe and America, demands for rational dress reforms arose. In the 1870s, the National Woman Suffrage Association headed by Mrs Stanton and the American Woman Suffrage Association dominated by Lucy Stone both campaigned for dress reform.