Why Did Women Fail to Win the Right to Vote

question 57

Essay

Why did women fail to win the right to vote, despite the enactment of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments? What were the short-term and long-term political implications of this disappointing political defeat suffered by advocates of women's rights during the Reconstruction era?

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The value of the best alternative forgone when a decision is made to choose one option over others.

Attainable Combination

An attainable combination is a set of goods or services that can be produced or provided with the available resources and technology, without overextending production capabilities.

Economy Will Produce

The total amount of goods and services that an economy is capable of producing at a given time and level of resources.

Efficient Combination

The optimal use or allocation of resources to achieve the best possible outcome or production level.