Description
Facts about the various laws passed within the eleven states that had woman suffrage in 1915 to demonstrate the progress made when women are granted the right to vote. Laws passed in these states included equal guardianship of children; eight-hour day for working women; child labor protection, widowed mother's pension, etc.
In Pennsylvania in 1915, voters rejected the referendum to grant women of the state the right to vote. Pennsylvania ratified the federal suffrage amendment on June 24, 1919.