Why did women want the right to vote?

[Anonymous]

[Lliam]

Simple. Women have a right to equal representation under the law. They deserve to have a voice.

Taxation without representation. ~ Amelia Bloomer, Eliza Jane Christie

Laws made by men for women can be unjust and one-sided. ~ Ann Hosmer

Righteous government cannot exist without equal rights for all. ~ Ann Hosmer

Without the right to vote, women are classed with minors and people of unsound mind. ~ Lucinda Proebstel

Women have political views that they want represented. ~ Eliza Jane Christie

The right of voting for representation is the primary right by which other rights are protected. ~Thomas Pain

My vote is my voice…and the voice of all who struggled, so that I may have my voice. ~Lydia Obasi

Voting is the foundation stone of political action. ~Martin Luther King

The right to vote is the crown jewel of American liberties, and we will not see its luster diminished. ~Ronald Reagan

Only if an assembly represents the full diversity of opinion within a nation can its decisions be regarded as the decisions of the nation itself. ~Encyclopedia Britannica

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Because its not fair nor just to give one gender a certain privilege under the law like voting and simply deny the other over something they don't have control over which is their gender.

[Agape93]

So we have a legal say in the society we live in and are made to adhere to.
Would you want to live in a society where you have no rights and no say in anything, even things that directly impact you? No, you wouldn't.

[OlderAndWiser]

They got bored staying home on election day!

[richardcory]

Same reason everyone else does - to have some control over their leaders. The question seems simplistic, what are you getting at?

[inhua]

feminists were the ones pushing for it

most women at the time didn't want to vote otherwise that would they had to pay taxes and have their names drafted for the military should war ever take place

[Ironic_Method]

To have a voice when it comes to policies that affect them.

Or did you mean besides the obvious.

[Asker]

I meant like, why did they want the right to vote in the past.

[Ironic_Method]

... restating your question doesn't change the answer.

[LimitedBenefits101]

They want anything we men do and want, they are like cockroaches they follow us everywhere.

[Anonymous]

They wanted the right to waste thier time voting as much as the men were.

[Giggles0]

Why do men want the right to vote?

[OddBeMe]

Don’t you like your rights?

[Anonymous]

Same reason men did.

[Giggles0]

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