Women's Suffrage and the Right to Vote

While women in Europe had to wait until the aftermath of World War I to get the right to vote, women in the United States in this timeline achieved it with the passing of the 16th Amendment by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 19, 1906. The U.S. still wasn't the first place to allow the other half of the human population this right to choose their leader as that honor still goes to New Zealand which granted women the vote on September 19, 1893. Though that's only on the national level, on the state & local level, America in this reality still has the Kiwi's beat.

It all started in 1785 with Massachusetts leading the charge on January 2. Followed by New Hampshire on March 17th and Pennsylvania on April 1st. This didn't come out of nowhere as the topic surrounding women's suffrage had been around since the beginning of the colonial period and really picked up steam when it came to the interpretation of 'All Men Are Created Equal.'

The next state to grant women the vote was Kansas which was administered into the Union on January 29, 1861 thanks partially in part to the late-great radical abolitionist, John Brown (who in this timeline was also a radical suffragent) during the days of 'Bleeding Kansas' a few years prior. Followed by West Virginia on June 20, 1863 after it separated from Virginia during the Civil War.

Finally, the last state to give women the vote before 1906 was Wyoming, which actually legalized it twice. First on December 10, 1869 when it was still a territory, and again on July 14, 1890 when it became a state.

Like all things relating to progress, there was push back. Mainly from white Southerners who believed that God created women to be nothing more than men's fuckdolls and baby factories. There was also push back from Southern Suffragettes who believed that only white women should be able to vote.

It should be noted that while there was some male push back, it wasn't as numerous or vocal as the female one. Surprisingly, the vast majority of men actually supported women's suffrage. The Reason? It just made sense, especially after the Civil War. According to a survey done in 1900, it was...

77% of men support women's suffrage

4% of women support women's suffrage

A result of this pushback was a large number of Southern women forming a women's equivalent of the Ku Klux Klan called the Dixie Chicks in 1907. They're pretty much like the KKK, even being officially recognized by the Klan as a sister organization in 1909. The only difference between the two is that the Dixie Chicks wear slutty nun habits and blank white face masks. Just like the Klan, they were a big deal in the first half of the 20th century, but today they're small, weak, and insignificant - only being kept alive due to media sensationalism and Leftist fear mongering.

After the passing of the 16th Amendment, the women's suffrage movement fizzled out almost immediately since their goal was achieved. While some joined other movements like Temperance and Civil Rights, most returned to their husbands & families.