Some were involved in community and charity — but not electoral politics. read more
Arguments against women having the vote. At first, the idea that women should have the vote was seen as so ridiculous that no one attempted to oppose it. When the suffragettes began to win support, those opposing them had to take them more seriously. read more
They believed it went against the natural order of things, and theyprobably feared losing the opportunities they had to be wives andmothers. read more