They have not become office-seekers. ... They have not become swaggerers and insolent on the streets. [The
vote] has women broader and greatly increased the
understanding of the community at large of the problems
of good government; of proper sanitation, of pure food,
or clean water, and all such matters in which intelligent
women would naturally take an interest. ... It has
elevated the moral standard of the suffrage.
-"Speech in Favor of Women's Suffrage," 1910,
Robert Owen
How did the 19th amendment affect society overall?
Use the drop-down menus to complete each sentence.
Because of women's suffrage,
have
improved society as a whole.
Women
pure food and clean
water.
The moral standard of suffrage has been