ged ▁the ▁House ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁had ▁established ▁the ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁House ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 2 , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁Committee ▁on ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage , ▁was ▁passed . ▁Represent ative ▁John ▁Edward ▁R aker , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁California , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Committee ' s ▁chairman . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁newspaper ▁reported ▁that ▁Rank in ▁had ▁been ▁passed ▁over ▁to ▁chair ▁the ▁Committee ▁after ▁the ▁Republican ▁c au cus ▁failed ▁to ▁end or se ▁her . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁session ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁heard ▁testim ony ▁from ▁Car rie ▁Chap man ▁C att , ▁Anna ▁Howard ▁Shaw , ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁for ▁woman ▁suff rage . ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁Committee ▁ordered ▁a ▁favor able ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁am end ment . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁public ly ▁declared ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁am end ment , ▁and ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁passed ▁the ▁federal ▁woman ▁suff rage ▁am end ment ▁by ▁two - third s ▁majority . ▁The ▁Senate ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁an ▁am end ment , ▁so ▁the ▁House ▁voted ▁again ▁to ▁pass ▁the