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The Fight for Women's Suffrage
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The US Constitution disregards the rights of women when using the word "men", but the statement "it is the right of the people to alter or abolish" helped launch a 72-year battle for women's suffrage in the United States, leading to unfair treatment of suffragettes.
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The US Constitution's disregard for the rights of half of the population fueled a 72-year fight for women to obtain the right to vote, despite the Constitution stating that the "people" have the right to alter unjust laws.
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Women's Suffrage
Summary
The US Constitution's disregard for the rights of half of the population fueled a 72-year fight for women to obtain the right to vote, despite the Constitution stating that the "people" have the right to alter unjust laws. The suffragettes faced violence, torture and imprisonment in their pursuit of equal voting rights.