"Universal suffrage is sound in principle. The radical element is right"
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Rutherford B. Hayes
Universal suffrage and the right to vote
- In 1900 only one country allowed women to vote
- 1950 = 69
- 1975 = 129
- Despite the right to vote there were still differences in education and pay
- 1950 = 69
- 1975 = 129
- Despite the right to vote there were still differences in education and pay
Question: what if women were treated equal to men from the BEGINNING?
Summary
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending that right to minors and non-citizens. Where universal suffrage exists, the right to vote is not restricted by race, sex, belief, wealth or social status.