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Suffragettes Question 1

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Question 1: Why did a campaign for women's suffrage develop in the years after in 1870? Women's right were at worse point in the years before 1870, where if the women owned property before marriage, the property would automatically be in the hands of the husband legally after marriage. There had been issues regarding this matter, a famous case was Caroline Norton case. She was married and had 3 sons, although her marriage was not steadfast. She was a best selling novelist but her husband used to beat her and due to that she had to leave her home and live with her relatives as refuge away from her husband. Her husband had full rights on the kids and he took them and left Caroline for good and took her possessions. She was not allowed to see her children as they belonged to her husband lawfully and in addition all her possessions....

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