entirely separate organization and political party, the National Party and did most of Woman’s their campaigning in Washington, D.C. Carrie Chapman Catt and NAWSA conversely, would eventually return to the support of a federal amendment but was more inclined to a conservative, more appealing approach toward the President. Initially, they continued their focus on attention to states to mobilize the power of voting Western women. In 1916, however, NAWSA adopted a new policy that would advocate a federal amendment, thereby ending the long period of heavy concentration of the states. This, Catt, called her which she presented to the 1916 convention. It assigned “Winning Plan,” specific tasks to state auxiliaries. of the plan were to be the efforts in certain states to “Key parts secure the presidential suffrage, which had proved practical in Illinois. In other states, where prospects looked good, the women were to try for full suffrage.” in states where Groups prospects were dim and not to waste their resources, needed elsewhere, on futile hopeless “were campaigns.” Once American participation in World War I began, differences in the organizations became even more pronounced. By January 1917, Alice Paul was already leading pickets at the gates of the President, how long must we wait for White House carrying banners asking “Mr. initially met them with polite tolerance, even offering them tea, which they liberty?”Wilson declined. However, when entered the war, Wilson quickly grew less tolerant of the militant suffragists, as they grew more antagonist. Paul hoped now, to exploit position as a Wilson’s world leader and his claim of waging a war for democracy to expose the hypocrisy of his administration. Members of NWP consistently pointed to his hypocrisy toward woman suffrage and refused to give any aid to the war effort.
entirely separate organization and political party, the National Woman’s Party and did most of their campaigning in Washington, D.C. Carrie Chapman Catt and NAWSA conversely, would eventually return to the support of a federal amendment but was more inclined to a conservative, more appealing approach toward the President. Initially, they continued their focus on attention to states to mobilize the power of voting Western women. In 1916, however, NAWSA adopted a new policy that would advocate a federal amendment, thereby ending the long period of heavy concentration of the states. This, Catt, called her “Winning Plan,” which she presented to the 1916 convention. It assigned specific tasks to state auxiliaries. “Key parts of the plan were to be the efforts in certain states to secure the presidential suffrage, which had proved practical in Illinois. In other states, where prospects looked good, the women were to try for full suffrage.” Groups in states where prospects were dim and hopeless “were not to waste their resources, needed elsewhere, on futile campaigns.” Once American participation in World War I began, differences in the organizations became even more pronounced. By January 1917, Alice Paul was already leading pickets at the gates of the White House carrying banners asking “Mr. President, how long must we wait for liberty?”Wilson initially met them with polite tolerance, even offering them tea, which they declined. However, when entered the war, Wilson quickly grew less tolerant of the militant suffragists, as they grew more antagonist. Paul hoped now, to exploit Wilson’s position as a world leader and his claim of waging a war for democracy to expose the hypocrisy of his administration. Members of NWP consistently pointed to his hypocrisy toward woman suffrage and refused to give any aid to the war effort.