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婦女將這張「投票給婦女」的明信片從她們在紐約的投票所寄到全國各地
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凱麗‧伯恩罕 (Carrie
Burnham) 爭取投票權：1873年4月4日
在1871年10月，凱麗‧伯恩罕前往費城的投票所投票。當負責人員拒絕接受她的選票時，伯恩罕向中級法院提起訴訟，並且根據她符合自由人與美國公民的身份，要求享有投票的權利。因為最後沒有贏得勝訴，她於是向賓州最高法院提起上訴。你知道最後裁決結果是什麼嗎？
In October 1871, Carrie Burnham went to the polls in her home city of Philadelphia to vote. When officials rejected her ballot, Burnham took her case to the Court of Common Pleas and petitioned for her right to vote on the grounds that she met the legal definition of a "freeman" and a citizen of the United States. With no success there, she went before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. What was its verdict?
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