Minor v. Happersett

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:advocacy Promoted women's rights
Legal equality for women
Co-founded_the_Women's_Suffrage_Association
gptkbp:birthYear 1824
1894
gptkbp:caseOutcome Continues to be cited in voting rights discussions
gptkbp:caseTypes No. 1
gptkbp:citedBy 88 U.S. 162
gptkbp:contribution Wrote articles advocating for women's rights
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Morrison_Waite
Argued for women's voting rights
Conservative on voting rights
Reuben_Happersett
States_can_deny_women_the_right_to_vote
Unanimous_ruling_against_Minor
Virginia_Minor
gptkbp:criticalReception Voting is a right of citizenship
gptkbp:cultural_impact Raised awareness of women's suffrage
gptkbp:date March 29, 1875
gptkbp:decidedBy 1875
gptkbp:educational_programs Educated_in_Missouri
gptkbp:historical_significance Highlighted gender discrimination in voting
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century women's rights movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minor v. Happersett
gptkbp:impact Delayed women's suffrage movement
gptkbp:influence 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Inspired future generations of activists
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
Emphasized state rights over federal intervention
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future legal battles for equality
Pioneer_for_women's_suffrage
gptkbp:legal_principle Women's suffrage
Voting rights are determined by state law
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Post-Civil_War_America
gptkbp:legislation Women’s Suffrage Movement
gptkbp:marriageDate Married_to_Francis_Minor
gptkbp:outcome Reaffirmed state control over voting qualifications
Court_ruled_that_the_right_to_vote_is_not_inherent_in_citizenship
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_Strong
gptkbp:precedent Influenced future voting rights cases
gptkbp:profession Activist
gptkbp:publicSpeaking Promoted suffrage at conventions
gptkbp:recognizes Honored in women's history
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Bradwell_v._Illinois
gptkbp:role Key figure in the suffrage movement
Registrar of voters
gptkbp:significance Clarified the legal status of women's voting rights
gptkbp:soundtrack January 1875
gptkbp:youthClub Challenged voter registration laws