▁death s ▁Category : American ▁theatre ▁man agers ▁and ▁produ cers ▁Category : American ▁mag icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Committee ▁on ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁was ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁The ▁committee ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁she ph erd ing ▁through ▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁giving ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁Jur is diction ▁The ▁resolution ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁gave ▁it ▁juris diction ▁over ▁any ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁related ▁to ▁woman ▁suff rage , ▁an ▁issue ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Su ff rag ist ▁Car rie ▁Chap man ▁C att ▁pet ition ed ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Champ ▁Clark ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁American ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁Association ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁ur ging ▁the ▁House ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Committee ▁on ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage . ▁ ▁She ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee , ▁which ▁had ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁issue , ▁was ▁too ▁busy ▁with ▁other ▁matters ▁to ▁address ▁suff rage ▁for ▁women . ▁During ▁a ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁hearing , ▁numerous ▁Representatives , ▁including ▁Je ann ette ▁Rank in , ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House , ▁ur