Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Various Verschillende Various, Various Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887 Produced by Audrey Longhurst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States" by Various is a historical account of discussions regarding women's right to vote, focusing on debates held in the Senate during the late 19th century. This collection of arguments and viewpoints was produced around the late 19th century and captures a pivotal moment in the struggle for women's suffrage. The primary topic revolves around the proposed constitutional amendment aimed at granting women the right to vote, highlighting arguments for and against this proposal from various senators. The opening of the work sets the stage for this significant legislative discourse. It begins with a formal introduction of the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to extend suffrage to women, followed by Senator H.W. Blair's speech advocating for its consideration. The text presents his compelling argument, which asserts that the principle of democracy hinges on the representation and consent of all citizens, and specifically challenges the notion that women are adequately represented by men. The debate unfolds further with other senators contributing their perspectives, both in favor of and against suffrage, thereby illustrating the complex dynamics of gender roles, societal norms, and the political landscape of the time. This opening establishes not only the central issue of women's suffrage but also introduces the earnest and passionate arguments that characterized this historic debate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women -- Suffrage -- United States JK Text Suffrage Category: History - American Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Politics 434081 2025-07-05T06:25:46.997813 text/html 414989 2024-10-28T18:26:47 text/html 237245 2025-07-05T06:25:54.552807 application/epub+zip 244846 2025-07-05T06:25:50.437810 application/epub+zip 211629 2025-07-05T06:25:49.235810 application/epub+zip 492857 2025-07-05T06:25:57.543788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477220 2025-07-05T06:25:53.783769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289260 2022-09-05T11:43:32.034650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415713 2023-10-05T08:16:45.633804 text/plain 395983 2024-10-28T18:26:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15818 2025-07-05T06:25:57.663812 application/rdf+xml 21410 2025-07-05T06:25:49.738791 image/jpeg 4247 2025-07-05T06:25:49.487798 image/jpeg 235590 2025-07-05T06:25:47.030839 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog