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drawkward on Oct 7, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Silicon Valley, the new lobbying monster

I presume that "franchise" here is meant as voting enfranchisement, i.e., women having the right to vote?

sangnoir on Oct 7, 2024 [–]

Your presumption is correct - the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, amd its passing allowed women to vote in the US

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