I recall the western states were early on this bc they needed a certain number of voters to achieve statehood, and including women helped get them to the necessary voting population.
PlsNoNotThat on
Just a reminder to people that this map only conveys voting suffrage by the 19th amendment, and not other aspects of suffrage, like independent property ownership.
noblemortarman on
Maybe the Atlantic Ocean was sexist
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Congrats to Wyoming!
Yes, but there were about 12 women in the entire state in 1869, and they wanted to attract more women and families.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_Wyoming
I recall the western states were early on this bc they needed a certain number of voters to achieve statehood, and including women helped get them to the necessary voting population.
Just a reminder to people that this map only conveys voting suffrage by the 19th amendment, and not other aspects of suffrage, like independent property ownership.
Maybe the Atlantic Ocean was sexist