Woman suffrage
Subtitle: the argument of Carrie S. Burnham before Chief Justice Reed, and Associate Justices Agnew, Sharswood and Mercur, of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, in banc, on the third and fourth of April, 1873 : with an appendix containing the opinion of Hon. George Sharswood and a complete history of the case : also, a compilation of the laws of Pennsylvania touching the rights of women
Contributors: Sharswood, George, 1810-1883
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks
Publisher: Citizen's Suffrage Association
Published: 1873
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Women; Suffrage
Description: Carrie S. Burnham tried to vote in the state of Pennsylvania in 1871. This pamphlet concerns her arguments before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania about why she was entitled to vote. In addition to Burnham's argument, it also contains the opinion of Justice Sharswood and a brief history of the laws of Pennsylvania regarding women. The case revolved around the use of the word "freemen," which, Burnham argued, applied to her; the court disagreed. Further, Sharswood argued that citizenship did not entitle one to the franchise; so, although women were citizens, their condition of citizenship did not automatically entitle them to vote.
Notes: Reproduction of the original from the Boston Public Library.

Includes bibliographical references.