The Role Of Women's Suffrage In The United States

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In the late 1800’s, women had a very small role in american politics. Only a small percentage of wealthy white men were allowed to vote and every other race and gender were not allowed. The question of Women’s suffrage was highly controversial due to the fact that many believed that women were inferior. The belief was that by giving women the right to vote, it would take away from their roles as wives and mothers. On the morning of November fifth, 1872, women’s suffrage advocate Susan B. Anthony cast an illegal vote. It is evident that an unidentified woman had cast her vote in the photos taken at the crime scene. From the photos of a woman putting a ballot slip in a box and the knowledge that women were not allowed to vote, I can come to

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