What led to the disbanding of the American Equal Rights Association and the subsequent formation of two rival women's suffrage organizations?

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The American Equal Rights Association disbanded due to disagreements over the proposed Fifteenth Amendment, which granted the right to vote to African American men but did not include women. Some members, led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, opposed the amendment because of this exclusion, while others, such as Frederick Douglass, supported it as a step towards universal suffrage. The split led to the formation of two rival organizations: the National Woman Suffrage Association, founded by Stanton and Anthony, which focused on a federal campaign for women's suffrage, and the American Woman Suffrage Association, which supported a state-by-state approach to suffrage and included many former members of the American Equal Rights Association.

What Led to the Disbanding of the American Equal Rights