How did women's suffragists view the Fourteenth Amendment?
A) They enthusiastically supported the amendment because it offered gains for women.
B) Because women could not vote, they had no opinion on the Fourteenth Amendment.
C) They felt betrayed and angry because the Fourteenth Amendment included only men.
D) They felt that working for black men should be their first priority, and they gladly accepted the terms of the amendment.

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Women's suffragists were angry and felt betrayed by the Fourteenth Amendment because it explicitly stated that only male citizens were entitled to the rights and privileges conferred by citizenship. This exclusion of women from the amendment was a significant setback for the suffrage movement, which had hoped to secure equal protection under the law for both men and women.

How Did Women's Suffragists View the Fourteenth Amendment