At home, a standing argument against woman suffrage has always been that women could not go to the polls without being insulted. The arguments against woman suffrage have always taken the easy form of prophecy. The prophets have been prophesying ever since the woman's rights movement began in 1848 -- and in forty-seven years they have never scored a hit.
- Following the Equator, by Mark Twain
When the United States became a nation, women did not obtain individual political rights. In 1864, the Nevada Constitution was accepted, but it only gave the rights to vote to white men. Curtis J. Hillyer, a representative from Storey Country, in 1869 introduce a bill to allow women the right to vote. Both houses of the Nevada legislature passed the amendment, but fail to pass two years later during the constitutionally required second vote.
Forty-Five years later, the general public votes were taken in mind to decide whether the Nevada women would be given the right to vote. In 1915, Nevada Women voted for the first time in local races and in 1916, women voted in state wide races.
Forty-Five years later, the general public votes were taken in mind to decide whether the Nevada women would be given the right to vote. In 1915, Nevada Women voted for the first time in local races and in 1916, women voted in state wide races.