In 1867, the state of Kansas proposed two amendments, one of which was the first consitutional amendment for woman's suffrage in the history of the United States. They sought to grant enranchisement to women and black men by eliminating the worlds "male" and "white" from the Kansas Constitution. The proposed amendments were defeated in the Kansas election after being voted out by the all-white, all-male electroate.
DEMOCRACY’S RAINBOW: THE LONG ASCENT AND RAPID DESCENT OF VOTING RIGHTS IN KANSAS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1867_Kansas_suffrage_referendum
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"Delegates to the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association, Topeka, Kansas" Kansas Historical Society, https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/208676. Accessed 2 Oct. 2020
Event date
5 Nov 1867
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