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Report of the Select Committee on Woman Suffrage (June 5, 1882)


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Report of the Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, June 5, 1882

credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office

On June 5, 1882, the Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage favorably reported a constitutional amendment to the full Senate for its consideration. “We conclude…every reason…which bestows the ballot upon man is equally applicable to the proposition to bestow the ballot upon woman.” The Senate did not vote on the measure.