But the issue of women's rights to vote was not resolved in Washington, D.C. Every year since 1869, suffragists had trekked to the capital to present petitions asking that women be given full suffrage.
Although nine states had enacted full suffrage by 1913, debate over whether to give women the right to vote in Congress remained largely unaddressed. Opponents of suffrage argued that giving women the right to vote endangered what they considered the vital separation of male and female roles in society.Statistics: Posted by schoold — Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:28 pm
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