The women's suffrage movement, delayed by the American Civil War, resumed activities during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877). Two rival suffrage organizations formed in 1869: the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), led by suffrage leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), led by Lucy Stone. The NWSA's main effort was lobbying Congress for a women's suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The AWSA generally focused on a long-term effort of state campaigns to achieve women's suffrage on a state-by-state basis.
the women's suffrage movement delayed by the american civil war resumed activities during the reconstruction era (1865–1877) two rival suffrage organizations formed in 1869 the national woman suffrage association (nwsa) led by suffrage leaders elizabeth cady stanton and susan b anthony and the american woman suffrage association (awsa) led by lucy stone the nwsa's main effort was lobbying congress for a women's suffrage amendment to the us constitution the awsa generally focused on a long-term effort of state campaigns to achieve women's suffrage on a state-by-state basis