Jump to: Preparation Procedure Evaluation Women obtained the right to vote nationwide in 1920. The modern woman's suffrage movement began in the 1840s with the Seneca Falls Convention. How did it happen and why? Objectives Students will be able to: understand the importance of primary sources in historical inquiry; use keyword searching strategies; understand the societal role of women from 1840 to 1920 and reforms women wanted; describe and compare methods used by suffragists to pass the 19th a