Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-06-03
FACTS ABOUT
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WHERE WOMEN VOTE

Fact Ne. lover three million six
hundred thousand women in the Unit
ed States can vote for President.
Fact No. gin eleven states-Ari-
coma, California, Colorado. Idaho
KANSAS, Oregon, Utah. Washington,
Wyoming, Montana and Nevada-and
IN the territory Of Alaska, women
nave full suffrage on exactly tne
same terms as men.
Fact Ne. 3-Every equal Suffrage
State Is adjacent to another equal
suffrage State-that is. every State
except Wyoming which has granted
votes for women had an opportunity
to know beforehand how equal sur
frage worked in one or more neigh
boring States.
Fact No. An Illinois women can
vote for Presidential electors and Tor
all officers and on all questions not
provided for in the State Constitu
ton. In eighteen States OF the Unit
ed States women have school sur
TRACE; and in four States limited sur.
frage on questions Of taxing and
bonding.
Fact No. 5.-Norway. Finland, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and Iceland have
given full suffrage to women. These
are among the most progressive and
enlightened countries of the world.
Fact No. Elm every one Of the
above countries the municipal sui
rage was granted first and the full
| suffrage granted only after the small
or measure had been thoroughly
.ested.
Fact No. FIN Denmark, Sweden
England and Wales, Ireland. Scotland
and nine of the provinces Of Canads
women have municipal franchise
Denmark and Sweden are on the
point of extending the full suffrage t.
women. -.7~'-
Fact Mo. e.-An amendment to the
United States Constitution providing
Tor the sweeping away Of the sex bar
cier to suffrage all over the United
States was voted on in the Senate II
Washington on March 10, 1914. l
obtained a majority Of one vote bu
Jailed by eleven votes Of the necea
| sary two-thirds majority.
Fact No. 9.-The legislatures o
Massachusetts, New York, New JeI
sey, Pennsylvania and Iowa hav'
passed suffrage bills and will b.
admitted TO the voters.
Fact No. 10.-In no country, Stat
or community which has granted VIC
men q measure Of suffrage has
ever been voted away from them. an
IN many cases the original franchis
eight has been enlarged and extended
| HOW WOMEN VOTE :
| Fact No. 11-Tn answer to set Q
questions sent out by suffragists. on
hundred and forty mayors Of cite
and towns in the four oldest eQua
suffrage States-Wyoming, Colorado
0tah and Idaho-and in Kansas
where women had municipal suffrag
at the time, unanimously replied
drst. that the women do vote In larg
numbers; second, that the women ar
public spirited and take an intelligen
interest In public affairs; third. tho
the vote Of .disreputable women Is
Negligible factor.
Fact No. 12.-The gist Of an exter
sive questionable recently sent GU
by the Evening Sun (of New Yor
City, was do women who have tn
vote, vote? What laws have thei
votes passed? Is woman sufrag
considered a success by the State
that have it," The Sun summarize
the results Of the investigation mad
by ITS correspondents. z: follows:-
Women who have the vote do vote
F., Their ballot has already passed cor
siderable body Of law. The suffrag
States seem to be satisfied to hav
women go on voting" A summary q
the many splendid laws for wome
and children directly attributed t
the ballots Of women was printed b
the Evening Sun.
Fact Nc 1a1The legislatures Q
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