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During this period, the Supreme Court generally upheld state efforts to discriminate against racial minorities; only later in the 20th century were these laws ruled unconstitutional. Black males in the Northern states could vote, but the majority of African Americans lived in the South. [17] [18] Women in Utah get the right to vote. [23] 1875 ...
Generally, states limited this right to property-owning or tax-paying white males (about 6% of the population). [1] However, New Jersey also gave the vote to unmarried and widowed women who met the property qualifications, regardless of color. Married women were not allowed to own property and hence could not vote. [2] [3]
American suffragists by state or territory (53 C) Timelines of women's suffrage in the United States by state (27 P) A. Women's suffrage in Alabama (1 C, 2 P)
[411] [412] Many white women's rights activists in the state were involved with the WCTU. [413] Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, an active WCTU member also worked towards women's suffrage in the state. [413] Lena Morrow Lewis also campaigned for women's suffrage in Alaska. [414] The press of Alaska was favorable towards women's suffrage. [415]
State of Washington: Married women are granted control over their earnings and trade licenses. [4] 1896. Utah: "The rights of citizens of the State of Utah to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. Both male and female citizens of this State shall enjoy all civil, political and religious rights and privileges."
On August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. The amendment came after more than 70 years of struggle for women suffragists. Tennessee ...
In addition to voting for president, members of Congress and state lawmakers on the Nov. 5 ballot, Wisconsin voters will see the fifth and final statewide referendum question of the year.
Overall, the women's rights movement declined noticeably during the 1920s. Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment did not in actual practice provide suffrage to all women in the United States. [281] Women's rights to a public identity were restricted by the common law practice of coverture. [282]