The Whittaker Saga - 1970s (updated 08/03)

@flauschtrud Like in many other countries, it was a combination of the war and the hard work of women across the country to earn the right to vote. In the US it came at roughly the same time as the ban on alcohol, which many women had argued and worked politically for as well. There were also the belief from many that women would simply vote "better" (usually better meant whatever they themselves thought. So some thought women might be more conservative and vote for issues of family, tradition and religion, others thought they would care more for the poor and sick). But as far as I know there was no specific "trigger" just a combination of views of the time, what happened in the world and the new role of women in society.