USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the first state to allow women to vote?
A
Florida
B
Wyoming
C
Texas
D
Missouri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state and the first state to have full voting rights for women.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colorado was the first state to enfranchise women by referendum, meaning that the people of Colorado voted in an election to enfranchise women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Motivated more by interest in free publicity than a commitment to gender equality, Wyoming territorial legislators pass a bill that is signed into law granting women the right to vote. Western states led the nation in approving women’s suffrage, but some of them had rather unsavory motives.

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