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women's suffrage quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:33 am
by earendel
In honor of Women's Suffrage Day this quiz was sent out to all employees in our district. I post it here for your amazement and amusement.
1. Britain grants unmarried women who are the head of household to vote in local elections in a) 1869, b) 1899, or c) 1909.
2. Kuwait Parliament grants women of Kuwait full suffrage in a) 1960, b) 1980, or c) 2005.
3. Iran gives women the right to vote in a) 1980, b) 1985, or c) 1990.
4. Sudan adopts woman suffrage in a) 1944, b) 1964, or c) 1984.
5. Canadian women win full rights to stand for election a) 1920, b) 1940, or c) 1960.
6. In a) 1921, b) 1951, or c) 1971 women win the right to vote in national elections in Switzerland.
7. The United Kingdom grants equal voting rights to women in a) 1918, b) 1928, or c) 1938.
8. Women get the vote in Denmark in a) 1900, b) 1915, or c) 1925.
9. New Zealand grants equal voting rights to women in a) 1893 b) 1923, or c) 1933.
10. In a) 1896, b) 1906, or c) 1926 women win the right to vote in Finland.
11. Germany grants women the vote in a) 1908, b) 1918, or c) 1928.
12. Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment in a) 1900, b) 1920, or c) 1930 giving women in the United States the right to vote.
13. Full suffrage was granted to the women of Liechtenstein in a) 1924, b) 1944, or c) 1984.
14. China gives women the right to vote in a) 1939, b) 1949, or c) 1959.
15. Costa Rica gives women the vote in a) 1939, b) 1949, or c) 1959.
16. Turkey grants women the vote in a) 1930, b) 1940, or c) 1950.
17. Cuba adopts woman suffrage in a) 1924, b) 1934, or c) 1944.
18. El Salvador grants voting rights to women in a) 1939, b) 1949, or c) 1959.
19. Women get full suffrage in Spain in a) 1931, b) 1941, or c) 1951.
20. Women in Iceland get the vote in a) 1915, or b) 1925, or c) 1935.
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:35 am
by ulysses5019
You mean women are allowed to vote?
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:43 am
by silvercamaro
Let's have a standing ovation for Wyoming, which got this all taken care of in 1869.
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:43 am
by macrae1234
Almost a timeline
1. 1869
2. .2005
3. . 1990
4. 1964
5. . 1940
6. . 1971
7. . 1928
8. . 1915
9. . 1893
10. . 1906
11. . 1918
12. . 1920
13. . 1984
14. . 1949
15. . 1949
16. . 1930
17. . 1934
18. . 1939
19. . 1931
20. . 1915
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:51 am
by macrae1234
Let's have a standing ovation for Wyoming, which got this all taken care of in 1869.
Let us not forget Utah who did likewise a year later and let's not forget that in 1872 the Wyoming legislature passed a bill repealing the suffrage law. The governor vetoed the bill and his veto was upheld by only one vote.
It's about the fifth story down here
http://www.wyomingalmanac.com/
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:05 pm
by silvercamaro
macrae1234 wrote:Let's have a standing ovation for Wyoming, which got this all taken care of in 1869.
Let us not forget Utah who did likewise a year later and let's not forget that in 1872 the Wyoming legislature passed a bill repealing the suffrage law. The governor vetoed the bill and his veto was upheld by only one vote.
It's about the fifth story down here
http://www.wyomingalmanac.com/
Many historians believe that the proposed 1872 repeal in Wyoming was connected to a nearly simultaneous revocation attempt in Utah, which was viewed as an anti-polygamy measure. (Wyoming also had a large number of Mormon residents.) I don't remember all the details of who, what and why.
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:44 pm
by macrae1234
It was simpler than that the men thought the women would close the bars on Sundays and it is not a coincidence that prohibition closely followed women's voting rights'
A Final jeopardy question and please phrase it in the form of a question
Category US Women's Suffrage
His niece was the first women to legally vote in a US election?
Who was Brighan Young?
Utah became only the second state or territory to give women the right to vote, trailing Wyoming by just two months. But it was first in the nation to provide the chance. Just two days after the act was approved, Seraph Young, a niece of Brigham Young, cast her ballot during municipal elections in Salt Lake City to become the first woman in the U.S. legally to vote
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:49 pm
by tanstaafl2
macrae1234 wrote:It was simpler than that the men thought the women would close the bars on Sundays and it is not a coincidence that prohibition closely followed women's voting rights'
A Final jeopardy question and please phrase it in the form of a question
Category US Women's Suffrage
His niece was the first women to legally vote in a US election?
Who was Brigham Young?
Utah became only the second state or territory to give women the right to vote, trailing Wyoming by just two months. But it was first in the nation to provide the chance. Just two days after the act was approved, Seraph Young, a niece of Brigham Young, cast her ballot during municipal elections in Salt Lake City to become the first woman in the U.S. legally to vote
Didn't that pretty much apply to ALL the women who voted in Utah at that time?
Maybe not his wives.
Emphasis on maybe...
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:21 pm
by macrae1234
Lest we forget Harry Burn
The ratification was going to be close
10 states had rejected the amendment
Delaware (rejected on June 2, 1920)
Maryland (rejected on February 24, 1920;)
Virginia (rejected on February 12, 1920)
Alabama (rejected on September 22, 1919)
South Carolina (rejected on January 28, 1920;)
Georgia (being rejected on July 24, 1919)
Louisiana (rejected on July 1, 1920)
Mississippi (rejected on March 29, 1920)
Florida (didn’t hold a vote for 50 years)
North Carolina (rejected on Aug 17 1920 )
Connecticut and Vermont had not yet voted
With thirty-five of the necessary thirty-six states ratifying the amendment, the battle came to Nashville, Tennessee. Anti-suffrage and pro-suffrage forces from around the nation descended on the town. And on August 18, 1920, the final vote was scheduled.
One young legislator, 24 year old Harry Burn, had voted with the anti-suffrage forces to that time. But his mother had urged that he vote for the amendment and for suffrage. When he saw that the vote was very close, and with his anti-suffrage vote would be tied 48 to 48, he decided to vote as his mother had urged him: for the right of women to vote. And so on August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and deciding state to ratify.
As anti-suffragists had been fighting and preparing for this moment over the summer, they became very enraged when they discovered the news of Burn's decision. After the vote was ratified, angry anti-suffragists chased Burn through the Tennessee Legislature Hall, and Burn was forced to conceal himself for a short time until the tense situation had been diffused
Re: women's suffrage quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:47 pm
by SportsFan68
earendel wrote:In honor of Women's Suffrage Day this quiz was sent out to all employees in our district. I post it here for your amazement and amusement.
1. Britain grants unmarried women who are the head of household to vote in local elections in a) 1869, b) 1899, or c) 1909.
I'll guess A.
2. Kuwait Parliament grants women of Kuwait full suffrage in a) 1960, b) 1980, or c) 2005.
I'll guess A.
3. Iran gives women the right to vote in a) 1980, b) 1985, or c) 1990.
I'll guess A.
4. Sudan adopts woman suffrage in a) 1944, b) 1964, or c) 1984.
I'll guess A.
5. Canadian women win full rights to stand for election a) 1920, b) 1940, or c) 1960.
I'll guess A.
6. In a) 1921, b) 1951, or c) 1971 women win the right to vote in national elections in Switzerland.
I'll guess A.
7. The United Kingdom grants equal voting rights to women in a) 1918, b) 1928, or c) 1938.
I'll guess A.
8. Women get the vote in Denmark in a) 1900, b) 1915, or c) 1925.
I'll guess A.
9. New Zealand grants equal voting rights to women in a) 1893 b) 1923, or c) 1933.
I'll guess A.
10. In a) 1896, b) 1906, or c) 1926 women win the right to vote in Finland.
I'll guess A.
11. Germany grants women the vote in a) 1908, b) 1918, or c) 1928.
I'll guess A.
12. Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment in a) 1900, b) 1920, or c) 1930 giving women in the United States the right to vote.
I'll guess A.
13. Full suffrage was granted to the women of Liechtenstein in a) 1924, b) 1944, or c) 1984.
I'll guess A.
14. China gives women the right to vote in a) 1939, b) 1949, or c) 1959.
I'll guess A.
15. Costa Rica gives women the vote in a) 1939, b) 1949, or c) 1959.
I'll guess A.
16. Turkey grants women the vote in a) 1930, b) 1940, or c) 1950.
I'll guess A.
17. Cuba adopts woman suffrage in a) 1924, b) 1934, or c) 1944.
I'll guess A.
18. El Salvador grants voting rights to women in a) 1939, b) 1949, or c) 1959.
I'll guess A.
19. Women get full suffrage in Spain in a) 1931, b) 1941, or c) 1951.
I'll guess A.
20. Women in Iceland get the vote in a) 1915, or b) 1925, or c) 1935.
I'll guess A.