Question

Are we alone to ask and take the utmost that our women can give, —service and sacrifice of every kind, —and still say we do not see what title that gives them to stand by our sides in the guidance of the affairs of their nation and ours?

–President Woodrow Wilson,
Address to the Senate,
1918

Why did President Wilson support the Nineteenth Amendment? Check all that apply.

Women deserve the right to participate.
Society does not give women the same responsibilities as men.
Women share the burden of supporting the nation.
Women do not contribute to the nation.
It is hypocritical to deny women the right to vote.

Answer 1

- Women deserve the right to participate. — Yes. Wilson argues their service and sacrifice entitle them to stand by men's sides in governance.
- Women share the burden of supporting the nation. — Yes. He mentions their “service and sacrifice of every kind,” implying they already bear national responsibilities.
- It is hypocritical to deny women the right to vote. — Yes. He questions asking and taking all their service while refusing them a role in guidance, calling out that inconsistency.

(Not selected: “Society does not give women the same responsibilities as men” and “Women do not contribute to the nation” — the passage says the opposite: women do contribute and share burdens.)