French Chamber of Deputies Considers Women Voting Rights, 1910 "The great majority of the civilized world today has decidedly passed us"

[International Suffrage]

Pamphlet

French Chamber of Deputies, Session of 1910. Official Report of the Commission on Universal Suffrage, on the Proposition to give Women the Right to Vote. For sale by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. 16 pages, 9 x 6 in. Very good condition with light handling dents throughout. At the time that this description is being written, just 7 copies are recorded in American institutions, making this quite uncommon. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time.

This report outlines women’s political rights in many Western countries, such as France, Great Britain and its colonies, the United States, and many other European nations. The pamphlet ends with overall conclusions, such as the finding that France is behind comparable countries in terms of women’s rights, and that “the great majority of the civilized world today has decidedly passed us.” They mention the political upheaval that immediate women’s suffrage could cause in France, and close by proposing an addition of the words “both sexes” to current electoral laws. Women were not granted voting rights in France until 1944, decades behind their contemporaries in the United States and other European countries, but this document marks early support for and interest in women’s suffrage France.

Item #16237

Price: $185.00