▁and ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁ ▁As ▁K rad itor ▁shows , ▁it ▁was ▁often ▁assumed ▁that ▁women ▁vot ers ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁civil izing ▁effect ▁on ▁politics , ▁oppos ing ▁domestic ▁violence , ▁liqu or , ▁and ▁emphas izing ▁clean lin ess ▁and ▁community . ▁ ▁An ▁oppos ing ▁theme , ▁K rad itor ▁arg ues , ▁held ▁that ▁women ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁moral ▁standards . ▁They ▁should ▁be ▁equal ▁in ▁every ▁way ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁" natural ▁role ". ▁ ▁For ▁black ▁women , ▁ach ieving ▁suff rage ▁was ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁dis f ranch is ement ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁their ▁race . ▁Despite ▁this ▁disc ou rag ement , ▁black ▁suff rag ists ▁continued ▁to ▁ins ist ▁on ▁their ▁equal ▁political ▁rights . ▁Starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁African ▁American ▁women ▁began ▁to ▁assert ▁their ▁political ▁rights ▁ag gress ively ▁from ▁within ▁their ▁own ▁clubs ▁and ▁suff rage ▁soci eties . ▁" If ▁white ▁American ▁women , ▁with ▁all ▁their ▁natural ▁and ▁acquired ▁advantages , ▁need ▁the ▁ball ot ," ▁argued ▁Ad ella ▁H unt ▁Log an ▁of ▁T usk eg ee , ▁Alabama , ▁" how ▁much ▁more ▁do ▁black ▁Americans , ▁male ▁and ▁female , ▁need ▁the ▁strong ▁defense ▁of ▁a ▁vote ▁to ▁help ▁secure ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁life , ▁liberty ▁and ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁happiness ?" ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁ ▁By ▁continent ▁ ▁Africa ▁ ▁Egypt ▁In ▁Egypt ▁then