LIT 3380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: UT-Dallas
• Department: Literary Studies
• Course: LIT 3380
• Professor: Starnaman Sabrina

Document Summary

Woman suffrage: trial of miss susan b. anthony for. Illegal voting - the testimony and the arguments. Miss anthony voted in the last election for the congressional candidate for the 25th district. Beverly w. james testified that he knew the defendant. Anthony appeared before the board and claimed the right to be registered, objection was made as to her right to vote. Board decided that she was entitled and registered her name. She claimed the right to vote under the us constitution and not under the state law. She also voted the electoral, state, and congress and assembly tickets. Question for the jury was whether she voted in good faith. She called on the judge (selden) for advice . He said that she was as much a voter as he or any other man. The defendant was legally entitled to vote at the election.