Sojourner Truth

Question

by Joanna Evans

The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . .

Characters

NARRATOR

REBECCA, 17 years old

MAMA, her mother

BEFORE RISE: NARRATOR enters, addresses audience.

NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!

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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

The play is set in New England in 1866. Why is this important to the structure of the play?

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Responses

The 15th amendment was passed in 1866 in New England, giving women the right to vote.
The 15th amendment was passed in 1866 in New England, giving women the right to vote.

The 19th amendment was ratified in 1866 in Seneca Falls, New York, making it an important place in the fight for women’s suffrage.
The 19th amendment was ratified in 1866 in Seneca Falls, New York, making it an important place in the fight for women’s suffrage.

The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.
The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.

The Civil War was raging 1866, and New England was a safer place than the South for women to speak about ending slavery and gaining voting rights for all.

Answer 1

The appropriate response to the question regarding why the setting of New England in 1866 is important to the structure of the play is:

The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.

This answer accurately captures the historical context of the time, highlighting how the aftermath of the Civil War created an environment in which women's rights activists could advocate for suffrage more freely in the North compared to the South.