Virginia Minor
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Virginia Minor was a 19th-century American suffragist best known for challenging voting restrictions in a landmark Supreme Court case asserting women’s right to vote under the U.S. Constitution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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suffragist ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
expansion of voting rights to women
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interpretation of the U.S. Constitution to include women's suffrage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Missouri Woman Suffrage Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1824-03-27 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | constitutional test case for women's right to vote ⓘ |
| citizenshipClaimBasis | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1894-08-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Virginia Louisa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantInfluenceOn |
legal debates over the Fourteenth Amendment and voting rights
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the strategy of using constitutional arguments for women's suffrage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | asserting that women had the right to vote under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped shape constitutional arguments later used in the women's suffrage movement
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her Supreme Court case highlighted limits of the Fourteenth Amendment for securing women's voting rights ⓘ |
| legalCase | Minor v. Happersett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClaim | that women are citizens and therefore entitled to the right to vote ⓘ |
| memberOf | women's suffrage movement in Missouri ⓘ |
| movement | women's suffrage movement in the United States ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Minor v. Happersett
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challenging voting restrictions on women in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Minor v. Happersett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | suffragist ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Reese Happersett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partnerInActivismWith | Francis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Caroline County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
recognition of women's right to vote as a constitutional right
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women's suffrage in Missouri ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader in the Missouri Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant (inferred, not definitively documented) ⓘ |
| residence |
Missouri
NERFINISHED
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLegalCase | plaintiff in Minor v. Happersett ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Francis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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