National American Woman Suffrage Association
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Woman Suffrage]]>
Favorable report by the U.S. Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage on the proposed woman suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Included in the report was a memorial signed by the officers of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.]]> United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Woman Suffrage]]> Gender role
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Women --Legal status, laws, etc.
Women --Suffrage --Massachusetts]]>
Charlotte McKay, a Civil War nurse, addresses several reasons against granting the right to vote to women, chief among them that it would put the safety of the republic in jeopardy due to an "increase of the intelligent and incompetent vote."

She also discusses the issue that granting the right to vote would be outside of woman's appropriate sphere and place an added burden to their daily responsibilities.]]> Women's rights -- United States -- Congresses]]>