As American women advocated for their right to vote, in the 19th century, others made their opposing voices and positions clear. This 1869 lithographic print—by Currier & Ives—is entitled "The Age of Brass / Or the Triumphs of Woman's Rights." It features two female candidates for political office: "Susan Sharp-tongue the Celebrated Man-Tamer" and "Miss Hangman for Sheriff." Online via the Library of Congress and the Library of Virginia. Public Domain
Many people who fought for women’s rights also fought to free the slaves. Although the 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, did not specifically grant former slaves the right to vote, it did constitutionally protect rights guaranteed by the 1866 Civil Rights Act. That law had extended all privileges of citizenship to African-Americans, including the right of black men to vote.
Despite the clear intent of the law, however, the 15th Amendment was still required to insure such rights. Although happy for black men, suffragists were enraged that the 15th Amendment specifically excluded women.
It would take more than 50 years before women in America (and also in the United Kingdom) had the same right. Most of the suffragists who championed the cause never saw the end result of their efforts.
Frustrated with her lot as a woman without political rights, Stanton felt like a “caged lioness” and expressed her “long-accumulating discontent” to a small group of Quakers and female abolitionists during a July 9, 1848 tea party held in honor of Lucretia Mott.
In the parlor of Richard and Jane Hunt's beautiful home in Waterloo, New York, Stanton reintroduced the idea for a Women’s Rights Convention.
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