False. Most states had already given women the right to vote, beginning with Wyoming Territory in 1869.

False. For twenty years, more American women were organized against their own right to vote, in the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, than in favor of it. Their reasons are complicated and fascinating.

True. Despite Susan B. Anthony’s efforts to make women more progressive, she admitted in frustration that “Married women almost universally were opposed to laws which would give them control of their property.”

False. Despite what many scholars say, the chief obstacle was actually women’s opposition. Many politicians were willing to pass women’s suffrage, if a majority of women supported it – but that never happened.