1. What arguments did anti-suffragists use to prevent women from voting during

the Progressive era?

2. Why were they correct or incorrect to hold these ideas?

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Jimmy Johnson

4 November, 01:43

1. What arguments did anti-suffragists use to prevent women from voting during

the Progressive era?

2. Why were they correct or incorrect to hold these ideas?

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Dustin Bryant · Answer 1

1. "God's will"

2. They weren't correct

Explanation:

1. people believed that woman already had right and complete freedom to the home, why would they need to vote?

2. Because Anti-suffrage groups claimed that voting meant woman most hold office. Also, people who was against suffrage said that they wanted woman out of the "public sphere" but, then continued to protest as a group with woman against suffrage. Meaning that they were lying and contradicting themselves.

1. What arguments did anti-suffragists use to prevent women from voting duringthe Progressive era?2. Why were they correct or incorrect to hold these ideas?

1. What arguments did anti-suffragists use to prevent women from voting during

the Progressive era?

2. Why were they correct or incorrect to hold these ideas?