Petition for Universal Suffrage from Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Others
1/19/1867
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This petition asks for an amendment to the Constitution that shall prohibit the several states from disenfranchising any of their citizens on the ground of sex. It is signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Lucretia Mott, Sarah Pugh, Harriott K. Hunt, and Caroline M. Severance.
As noted in this universal suffrage petition, the Constitution considered women "free" and counted them as a whole person for representation reasons. However, women could not vote, had to pay taxes, and were punished for violating the law. The argued that while the Constitution was being amended to give emancipated slaves the right to vote, Congress should also extend the right to vote to women.
As noted in this universal suffrage petition, the Constitution considered women "free" and counted them as a whole person for representation reasons. However, women could not vote, had to pay taxes, and were punished for violating the law. The argued that while the Constitution was being amended to give emancipated slaves the right to vote, Congress should also extend the right to vote to women.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 26081744
Full Citation: Petition for Universal Suffrage which Asks for an Amendment to the Constitution that Shall Prohibit the Several States from Disenfranchising Any of Their Citizens on the Ground of Sex; 1/19/1867; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 39th Congress; (SEN39A-J3); Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled, 1789 - 1966; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/petition-universal-suffrage, March 27, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.