Question

the following passage is from a speech susan b. anthony gave in 1873 after she was arrested, tried, and fined $100 for voting in the 1872 presidential election.
friends and fellow citizens: i stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. it shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, i not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen’s rights, guaranteed to me and all united states citizens by the national constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny.
preamble of the federal constitution says:
the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, ...
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this passage is from a speech by susan b. anthony given in 1873.
what does susan b. anthony predict will happen if women continue to be denied the right to vote?
○ wives and daughters will be forced to accept the tyranny of men.
○ political strife and difficulty will be felt in individual households.
○ women will refuse to live with their husbands, causing divorce.
○ the sovereign rights of men will begin to diminish as women become disenfranchised

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze Susan B. Anthony's views on women's suffrage and the implications of denying women the right to vote:

1. Recall Susan B. Anthony’s advocacy for women’s rights and her argument that women’s disenfranchisement undermines the democratic principles of the Constitution.
2. Evaluate the options:

• Option 1 (Wives/daughters accept men’s despotism): This is not a prediction she emphasizes; her focus is on broader political/legal principles.
• Option 2 (Political strife in households): Her argument is about systemic injustice, not household conflict.
• Option 3 (Women refuse to live with husbands): This is not a central theme of her speech.
• Option 4 (Men’s supremacy diminishes as women disenfranchised): Anthony argues that denying women the vote undermines the idea of “we the people” and the equality guaranteed by the Constitution. If women remain disenfranchised, the claim of men’s “sovereign right” (based on unequal treatment) loses legitimacy, as the Constitution’s principles of equality and justice are violated.

Answer:

The correct option is: "The sovereign right of men will begin to diminish as women become disenfranchised" (the fourth option, though the exact wording may vary slightly based on the original choices, but this aligns with Anthony’s argument about the constitutional principles of equality and the illegitimacy of unequal rights).