Votes For Women: Woman Suffrage in Pennsylvania
Votes For Women: Woman Suffrage in Pennsylvania
Description:
The Library of Congress' American Memory Project - Votes For Women: National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection 1848-1921: Woman Suffrage in Pennsylvania. Carrie S. Burnham tried to vote in the state of Pennsylvania in 1871. This pamphlet concerns her arguments before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania about why she was entitled to vote. In addition to Burnham's argument, it also contains the opinion of Justice Sharswood and a brief history of the laws of Pennsylvania regarding women. The case revolved around the use of the word "freemen," which, Burnham argued, applied to her; the court disagreed. Further, Sharswood argued that citizenship did not entitle one to the franchise; so, although women were citizens, their condition of citizenship did not automatically entitle them to vote.
Education Levels:
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult/Continuing education, Community College, Higher education
Subject:
Debate, History, Journalism, Listening Comprehension, Literature, Reading, Speech, Vocabulary, Whole Language, Anthropology, Civics, History, Human Behavior, Human Relations, Sociology, State History, Technology And Civilization, United States Constitution, United States Government, United States History, World History, Christianity, History
Resource Type:
Collection
Medium:
TIFF, Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
General public, Students
Online provider:
The Library of Congress' American Memory Project
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