qualified persons 18 & above could to vote.
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The 26th Amendment to the Constitution (granting suffrage to all citizens age 18 and up) was ratified on July 1, 1971.
Well, suffrage means to be able to vote, so the goal of the womens suffrage was to change the voting laws and allow for women to be able to vote.
This is the year when the woman's suffrage began.
No it gave women the right to vote when they reached 21. The age of 18 to vote didn't happen until 1971 with the 27 amendment.
They were campaigning for women's suffrage (hence the name) - suffrage is the right to vote in elections.