U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 10: Women's Suffrage

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

Profile America — Tuesday, January 10th. Legislation to grant women the right to vote was first introduced on this date in 1878 when a California senator proposed the necessary constitutional amendment. Called the Susan B. Anthony amendment, it was buried in committee for years and defeated when finally put to a vote in 1887. But some decades later, the matter was settled rather speedily. The 19th Amendment enfranchising women was proposed in Congress in June 1919 and became law in August 1920. While last year's voting breakdown is being compiled, in the 2014 election nearly 43 percent of female citizens 18 and older reported voting. Not quite 41 percent of males did the same. Additionally, over 66 percent of female citizens reported being registered to vote, while males had fewer than 63 percent registered. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources: 
Introduction/accessed 11/1/2016: http://cspc.nonprofitsoapbox.com/newsroom/33-on-this-day/677-january-10-1878 
Women's suffrage timeline/ accessed 11/1/2016: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/nineteenthkobach.html       
Registration and voting/ table 1: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/577/table01.xls

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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