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Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply the franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, is the civil right to vote gained through the democratic process...
Timeline of Events
1910
9.18.1910
In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
1915
1.12.1915
The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote.
1919
6.4.1919
Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
1920
8.18.1920
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
1944
10.5.1944
Suffrage is extended to women in France.
1952
5.28.1952
The women of Greece are given the right to vote.
1962
6.14.1962
The New Mexico Supreme Court in the case of Montoya v. Bolack, 70 N.M. 196, prohibits state and local governments from denying Indians the right to vote because they live on a reservation.