Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 3

Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 3

In 1871, Daniel Bigelow brought before the Territorial Legislature a bill granting women’s suffrage.  However,  the Legislature rejected the bill by enacting a law which declared that women could not vote until the U.S. Congress made it the law of the land.  (Dave Hastings alluded to this in his comment on my previous post.)  Here is what they said:

“Hereafter no female shall have the right of ballot at any poll or election precinct in this Territory until the Congress of the United States of America shall, by direct legislation, declare the same to be the supreme law of the land.”

I hear you saying Gee, thanks for the depressing post, Ingrid!    My reply is to have heart!  It’s going to get tough for a while until 1910, but we’ll have fun on the way.

 

4 thoughts on “Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 3

  1. The denial of womens’ right to vote was not based on bigotry, but rather on ignorance (the same thing from some perspectives). The woman was a unit of the household and therefore had her “rights” represented by the head of the household, the man.

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