USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One source of opposition to the proposed amendment was the women’s suffrage movement, which before and during the Civil War had made common cause with the abolitionist movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -While both Stanton and Anthony had been abolitionists, they were opposed to the 15th amendment because it did not include voting rights for women. They spoke openly and publicly about their opposition, often using racist, nativist, and classist language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stanton and Susan B. Anthony objected to the new law. They wanted women to be included with black men.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Fifteenth Amendment had a significant loophole: it did not grant suffrage to all men, but only prohibited discrimination on the basis of race and former slave status. States could require voters to pass literacy tests or pay poll taxes–difficult tasks for the formerly enslaved, who had little education or money.