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Carrie Chapman Catt, a leading figure in the American suffrage movement, played a pivotal role in securing women's right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. As president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Catt's strategic leadership and tireless advocacy propelled the suffrage cause forward, leaving a lasting legacy of gender equality and social progress.

"There are whole precincts of voters in this country whose united intelligence does not equal that of one representative American woman."


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