RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the colonists to be free from British rule.
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to be the first woman president
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to be a nurse
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all women to have the right to vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, which she founded with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Anthony’s work helped pave the way for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -In August 1919, Besant and Naidu presented pleas for enfranchisement to the Joint Select Committee. Besant even used the argument that if Indian women were not given the vote, they might support the anti-colonial movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anthony was a pioneer crusader for women’s suffrage in the United States. She was president (1892–1900) of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -After her indictment, Anthony gave her famous On Womens Right to Vote speech. In the speech, Anthony invoked the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, pointing out that it addresses We, the people, and not We, the male citizens. She argued that those countries that denied women the right to vote were oligarchies.