RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They changed their state constitutions.
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They voted in the US senate.
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They sponsored marches.
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They held a meeting at Seneca Falls.
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Detailed explanation-1: -For 50 years before the adoption of the 19th Amendment, women in Wyoming had full voting rights. For 50 years before the adoption of the 19th Amendment, women in Wyoming had full voting rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, certain states, such as Wyoming, New Jersey, and Utah, granted women the right to vote decades before the 19th Amendment was ratified. In some instances, women were allowed to vote in certain elections; for example, in 1838 widows in Kentucky who owned property could vote for school trustees.
Detailed explanation-3: -During America’s early history, women were denied some of the basic rights enjoyed by male citizens. For example, married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money they might earn, and no female had the right to vote. Women were expected to focus on housework and motherhood, not politics.
Detailed explanation-4: -Women of Colorado had been voting on the same terms as men since 1893. Colorado was the first state to enfranchise women by referendum, meaning that the people of Colorado voted in an election to enfranchise women.