enfranchise
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Pressure began building to enfranchise women voters in the early 20th century, notably in the southeastern state of Yucatan, said Lorenzo Meyer, a historian at the Colegio de Mexico.
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023
Historically, the practice has been used to enfranchise voters who lack access to polls or drop boxes.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2022
But they also promised to enfranchise women and free them from the shackles of domestic drudgery.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
Passed in the wake of the Civil War, this amendment was intended to enfranchise men of color, outlawing any measure that abridged the right to vote “on account of race.”
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019
“Not because it enfranchises black men, but because it does not enfranchise all women, black and white.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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