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Men supporting women's suffrage

Aaron Sargent was considered to be a consistent supporter of women rights. He was known for introducing women suffrage into congressional debates whenever he had the chance to. For years Sargent tried to incorporate women's rights in legislation. It wasn't until around 1880 that he properly presented the women suffrage amendment to the senate. Overall, he noted that the fight for women suffrage was just as concerning as the fight for the abolition of slavery.

1896 Election and Opposition to Women's Suffrage:

During the 1896 election, woman suffrage and prohibition stood together, and this was brought to the attention of those who opposed both woman suffrage and prohibition. In order to disrupt the campaigns success, a day before the election, the Liquor Dealers' League gathered some businessmen to help undermine the effort. Rumors said that these businessmen were going to make sure all the "bad women" in Oakland, California acted rowdy in order to hurt their reputation and in turn, this would lessen the women’s chances of getting the woman’s suffrage amendment passed.