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Discussion
- Read the arguments. Which members of the convention favor woman suffrage, which do not?
- Which is the strongest argument? Why is it strong? If the legislature can offer suffrage to women, can it also deprive them of suffrage at a later time?
- Why didn’t the members of the Constitutional Convention who opposed woman suffrage offer amendments? What was their strategy?
