USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the women’s suffrage movement?
A
The fight for the right to vote in elections
B
The fight for the right to work in a factory
C
The fight for the right to own a pet
D
The fight for the right to sleep at school
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Women’s suffrage movement in India fought for Indian women’s right to political enfranchisement in Colonial India under British rule. Beyond suffrage, the movement was fighting for women’s right to stand for and hold office during the colonial era.

Detailed explanation-2: -The women’s suffrage movement fought for the right of women by law to vote in national or local elections.

Detailed explanation-3: -The movement for voting rights to women came to be known as the suffrage movement. All over Europe and USA. women and the poor have had to fight for participation in the government. Women’s struggle to vote got strengthened during the first world war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term suffrage refers to the right to vote in an election. In many western democracies, especially in USA and Britain, women were initially denied the right to vote and contest an election to run for public office. A woman’s opinion was considered irrelevant and their voices were suppressed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer: The women’s rights movement or the suffrage movement started in the USA when women in the country demanded the right to vote and other such civil and political rights.

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