Virginia Minor v. Reese Happersett

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_Minor_v._Reese_Happersett
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Minor_v._Happersett
gptkbp:citation gptkb:88_U.S._(21_Wall.)_162
gptkbp:date March 29, 1875
gptkbp:decision The Constitution does not grant women the right to vote
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Reese_Happersett
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Denied women's suffrage under the Fourteenth Amendment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Minor v. Reese Happersett
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:numberOfIssues Whether the Constitution grants women the right to vote
gptkbp:opinionBy gptkb:Chief_Justice_Morrison_Waite
gptkbp:overruledBy gptkb:Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Virginia_Minor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Women's_suffrage_movement
gptkbp:principle Citizenship does not guarantee suffrage
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:unanimousDecision yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minor_v._Happersett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7