In the 1840s, women in the United States began fighting for more rights. They first pressed for property rights for married women. After the Civil War, the focus of women's rights activists shifted to voting. Women's rights activists felt that many of the problems women faced, and that American society faced, could be solved by granting women suffrage, or the right to vote.
In 1890, Wyoming became a state, with a provision in its constitution allowing women to vote in that state. In 1893, Colorado became the first state to adopt a state amendment that gave women voting rights. In 1895, Utah became a state and also included a suffrage provision in its constitution, followed by Idaho in 1896. Washington gave women the right to vote in 1910. In 1911, women in California gained voting rights, with Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona granting women suffrage in 1912.
Based on the passage, what can the reader infer about the women's suffrage movement?
1. The women's suffrage movement was a unified political movement.
2. By 1912, the women's suffrage movement no longer faced opposition.
3. Momentum for women's suffrage gained strength in the western United States.
4. States were more concerned about women's suffrage than property rights for women.