Title: why were women not allowed to vote? | Yahoo Answers
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why were women not allowed to vote?
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Anonymous
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Content: it means that you should set healthy boundaries until you both naturally find a spot for the other in your lives. ...Show more
Colonel Reb
Lv 7
1 decade ago
Politics were seen as corrupting to those who were involved (gee I wonder why?). Since those who vote really should know about politics before they vote on them, even those who vote were considered corrupted by politics. Men thought women were delicate and shouldn't be corrupted by politics, so most men thought women shouldn't be allowed to vote. That's not to say women didn't discuss politics-they weren't stupid, they knew what was going on most of the time. Many men probably didn't think women were smart enough to get involved, but most simply thought it wasn't the place for dainty women to get involved (their views, not mine). New Jersey actually did allow women to vote for a time after the Revolution, and most western states allowed it before the 19th amendment was passed. It wasn't a federal ban, usually a state one. I didn't think about it, but Feresthe's comments about men's views on women's emotions was also true. ...Show more
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