As you know, it wasn’t
always true in the United States that women were “permitted” to vote.
In 1889, legislators in
the Wyoming territory approved a constitution
establishing the right of women to vote. Wyoming became the national pioneer in
legalizing women’s suffrage in 1890 when it was admitted to the union as the 44th state.
(As territories, Wyoming and a couple others allowed women to vote as early as
1869).
The Isle of Man in the
Irish Sea gave women who owned property the right to vote in 1881. In 1893 New
Zealand became the first country to establish national
women’s suffrage.
In America, women were
unable to vote in most eastern states until August 18, 1920, when the 19th Amendment
to the Constitution was ratified.
So, when you’re thinking
about U. S. history, keep in mind that men get all the credit—and all the
blame—for the actions of the colonies and the national government for the first
three hundred years or so.
Copyright © Richard Carl
Subber 2016 All rights reserved.
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