Title
Senate Report: Memorial of C.E. McKay remonstrating against the right of suffrage being granted to women. 1870
Description
Series: Mis. doc. (United States. Congress. House), 41st Congress, 2nd session, no. 48.
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.
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.
Date
1870-02-10
Subject
Anti-suffrage
Gender role
Social role
Women --Legal status, laws, etc.
Women --Suffrage --Massachusetts
Gender role
Social role
Women --Legal status, laws, etc.
Women --Suffrage --Massachusetts
Creator
McKay, C. E. (Charlotte Elizabeth)
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office
Format
3 p.
Language
English
Identifier
ALMS.1870.04
Coverage
Washington, D.C.
Original Format
Congressional committee reports
Physical Dimensions
23 cm.
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