1. Can the suffragists' use of racist rationales to win the support of Southern legislators be justified?
2. What strategies were used in Tennessee in the summer of 1920 by both those supporting suffrage and those opposed to suffrage?
3. Who were the most significant legislators in the ratification fight? Why did they choose the side they were on?Were they affected by influences from outside Tennessee?How did they try to secure the outcome that coincided with their views?
4. Who do you think was the most important person in this story and what were the consequences of their actions?