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1870: The Utah Territory grants suffrage to women. [7]1870: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted. The amendment holds that neither the United States nor any State can deny the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude," leaving open the right of States to deny the right to vote on account of sex.
The war served as a catalyst for suffrage extension in several countries, with women gaining the vote after years of campaigning partly in recognition of their support for the war effort, which further increased the pressure for suffrage in the U.S. [260] About half of the women in Britain had become enfranchised by January 1918, as had women ...
In 1869 Wyoming became the first territory or state in America to grant women suffrage. [14] In 1870 Louisa Ann Swain became the first woman in the United States to vote in a general election. She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, Wyoming. [15] [16]
Just look at Wyoming, where women gained the right to vote all the way back in 1869, a full 20 years before the territory became the country’s 44th state in 1890, and more than 50 years before ...
But by virtue of this law, Illinois had become the first state east of the Mississippi River to grant women the right to vote for president. [143] It was important to show anti-suffragists that women really did want to vote. [152] Women's clubs, including the Alpha Suffrage Club, worked together to get women to vote. [153]
It was the first place in India to grant women's suffrage, but did not grant the right to stand in elections. [60] Jhalawar State 2nd of the princely states in India to grant women enfranchisement. [60] United States (all remaining states by amendment to federal Constitution). While sex was no longer the basis for disenfranchisement, there were ...
Black women have long played a key role in protecting voting rights and urging their communities to cast ballots. This three-part series highlights their work as they build political power and ...
History tells us that matters like marriage equality, voting rights, abortion access and campaign finance are often adjudicated through the court system.