Questions 4 through 5 refer to the following excerpt
Women's Voting Rights
Since the 19th century, many people have worked for equal rights for women. Much of this effort focused on suffrage, which is the right to vote. One of the greatest victories for advocates of women’s rights was ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. The 19th Amendment stated that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” However, the struggle for equality in other areas of society continued even after the 19th Amendment granted woman suffrage.
Number of Women in the U.S.
House of Representatives,
1917-2011
A line graph. The horizontal x-axis labeled session of congress runs from 65 to 110. The vertical y-axis labeled number of women representatives runs from 0 to 80. The line begins at the 65th session of congress and fluctuates between zero and one until the 68th Congress. The line then rises to 9 in the 71st congress, then fluctuates between 7 and 11 until the 80th congress. The line then rises to 18 in the 84th congress and remains steady until the falling to 11 in the 88th congress. The line remains steady until the 90th congress, then rises sharply to 75 in the 110th congress.
