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Bookmark or Share- Suffrage - WikipediaSuffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote).
- Suffrage | National ArchivesSuffrage. The 19th Amendment guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation.
- Voting rights in the United States - WikipediaIn the absence of a specific federal law or constitutional provision, each state is given considerable discretion to establish qualifications for suffrage and candidacy within its own respective jurisdiction; in addition, states and lower level jurisdictions establish election systems, such as at-large or single member district elections for cou...
- Women’s suffrage - US History, 19th Amendment, Voting RightsUnderstanding the fight for women's suffrage. Questions and answers about women's suffrage. See all videos for this article. World War I, and the major role played in it by women in various capacities, broke down most of the remaining opposition to woman suffrage in the United States.
- Suffrage | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannicasuffrage, in representative government, the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation. The history of the suffrage, or franchise, is one of gradual extension from limited, privileged groups in society to the entire adult population.
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