Suffrage conferred by the fourteenth amendment :
woman's suffrage in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, in general term, October, 1871 : Sara J. Spencer vs. the Board of Registration, and Sarah E. Webster vs. The Judges of Election : argument of the counsel for the plaintiffs : with the opinions of the court /
reported by J.O. Clephane.

Description

Main Author

Riddle, A. G. (Albert Gallatin), 1816-1902.

Related Names

Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947, former owner.
Clephane, James O. (James Ogilvie), 1842-1910.
Webster, Sarah E.
Spencer, Sara J. (Sara Jane), 1837-1909
Miller, Francis, active 1871-1874.
Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)
District of Columbia. Supreme Court (1863-1936)

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington, D.C. : Judd & Detweiler, 1871.

Subjects

Webster, Sarah E. > Webster, Sarah E. / Trials, litigation, etc.
Spencer, Sara J. > Spencer, Sara J. / (Sara Jane), > Spencer, Sara J. / (Sara Jane), / 1837-1909 > Spencer, Sara J. / (Sara Jane), / 1837-1909 / Trials, litigation, etc.
United States. > United States. / Constitution. > United States. / Constitution. / 14th Amendment.
Women > Women / Suffrage > Women / Suffrage / Washington (D.C.)
Trial and arbitral proceedings
Trials, litigation, etc.
Trial and arbitral proceedings

Summary

Sara J. Spencer and Sarah E. Webster each brought cases before the court in the District of Columbia arguing that they were enfranchised by the Fourteenth Amendment. This pamphlet contains the arguments of their lawyers in this regard and the decision of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, denying their claim.

Note

Arguments of A.G. Riddle and Francis Miller.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Physical Description

72 p. ; 23 cm.

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