... Blackwell; and Julia Ward Howe, supported the 15th Amendment and campaigned for the passage of state laws to enfranchise women. They established the American Woman's Suffrage Association (AWSA) in 1869. But the Supreme Court dashed any hope that the courts might enfranchise women without legislative or constitutional changes. In Minor v. Hapersett (1875) the Court ruled that citizenship did not in itself confer suffrage rights. The AWSA and NWSA eventually reconciled and ... help choose the nation's leaders. Social reformers hoped that a woman's bloc vote might achieve causes they favor...

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... black Americans during the Reconstruction period. A. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America B. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America C. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America IV. The southern reaction throughout the Reconstruction period. A. The birth of the black community B. Black Codes C. Violence V. Conclusion Black Progress during the Reconstruction Period The American Civil War and the Reconstruction period that took place at the end of the war and ... with the ratification of the 15th...

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