15. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 15: Women in the West

**Quiz for Document 15.5: Caroline Nichols Churchill, Fighting for Woman Suffrage in Colorado (1909)**

Quiz for Document 15.5: Caroline Nichols Churchill, Fighting for Woman Suffrage in Colorado (1909)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. What did Caroline Nichols Churchill’s memoir demonstrate about the suffrage movement in Colorado in 1909?

The movement was in steady decline.

The movement was hierarchical and political.

The movement was fractured but effective.

The movement was fully united under one umbrella.

2. According to Caroline Nichols Churchill, what should women aspire to do in society?

Gain full equality with men

Vote on matters important to women and children

Wrest control of the American political system from men

Serve as helpmeets for men in public affairs

3. Why, according to Caroline Nichols Churchill, did she get involved in suffrage and temperance activism?

To gain recognition for her stellar organizational and leadership skills

To provide leadership to two causes that she believed were lacking direction

To improve American society and make it more responsive to people’s needs

To improve the lives of American women around the nation

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