On the other hand, western states and territories pressured for suffrage. Wyoming Territory gave women the right to vote in 1869, and others followed. In some territories, women were allowed to vote on everything, but other territories and states limited voting to presidential elections or school board elections (Imbornoni). …show more content…
Anthony retired from her position as president of NAWSA leaving her job to Carrie Chapman Catt. In 1904, Carrie C. Catt was forced to leave NAWSA due to her husband’s poor health. Ten years after his death, Carrie C. Catt was drafted to serve as the president of NAWSA again. At that time, NAWSA was very divided due to the leadership of Alice Paul, who believed in more militant protests. Under Alice Paul’s leadership, suffragists began picketing outside of the White House. Catt did not agree with the form of protest, and later on Alice Paul left NAWSA and formed the Woman’s Party in 1916