Beginning in the 1840s, women organized in a concerted effort to gain the vote. Their goal seemed almost impossible: In 1848, when suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first convention ...

Women had argued for – and won – new rights in the 19th Century. However, without the vote campaigners thought there was little incentive for politicians to improve the lot of women further.

Married women don't need to vote, right? They're married. Their husbands will take care of their interests.'" "I don't know it's that thought out — that's maybe being ungenerous," she added ...

Utah is rightfully proud of being one of the first states to give women the right to vote. The SAVE Act, co-sponsored by Utah representative Burgess Owens, would challenge this legacy by ...