Suffrage comes from the Latin suffragium, which means "voting tablet," or more commonly, "right to vote," and is the civil right to vote in political elections, or the exercise of that right. Having suffrage is also referred to as the franschise or the ballot.
The quest for women's suffrage began with the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Various western states extended suffrage to many of their female residents from 1860 through 1914. National suffrage for women did not occur until ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Consitution in 1920.
The quest for women's suffrage began with the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Various western states extended suffrage to many of their female residents from 1860 through 1914. National suffrage for women did not occur until ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Consitution in 1920.