RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Women should be the most powerful authorities in government.
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Women, who pay taxes, have the right to participate in their government elections.
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Women should be able to vote for their own officials to form a separate government.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements best describes Catt’s position on women’s suffrage? Women should be the most powerful authorities in government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Catt’s purpose is to convince Congress that it is time for woman suffrage. She adopts a confident tone, uses direct quotations, and appeals to logos in order to convince Congress that it is time for woman suffrage. A confident tone is adopted by Catt throughout her entire speech to congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: The term used for granting the women right to vote is known as Women Suffrage.
Detailed explanation-4: -In her second presidency, Catt launched her “Winning Plan” to pursue suffrage at the state and federal levels. After a decades-long fight, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, making it illegal to deny the vote based on sex.