The debate surrounding the creation and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

 

The debate surrounding the creation and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

The debate surrounding the creation and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment divided one-time political allies over the matter of

women’s suffrage. What were the arguments for and against including a woman’s right to vote in the Fifteenth Amendment? What did

this debate say about the boundaries of freedom defined by Reconstruction?