Why did some women actively reject the efforts of the suffragettes to gain the right to vote?

Question

a) Some higher-class women preferred traditional behind-the-scenes influence, while many middle- and working-class women did not see the suffrage as offering them an immediate benefit.
b) Many women believed voting would make their economic circumstances worse.
Consider This: At what point were women admitted to universities and high schools, and what impact might this have had on the suffrage movement? See 9.2: Individual Freedom and the Common Good.
c) Since women could not vote in trade unions, political voting made little sense.
Consider This: At what point were women admitted to universities and high schools, and what impact might this have had on the suffrage movement? See 9.2: Individual Freedom and the Common Good.
d) Many men could not vote due to their income, status, or employment, so their wives likewise would not be able to vote.
Consider This: At what point were women admitted to universities and high schools, and what impact might this have had on the suffrage movement? See 9.2: Individual Freedom and the Common Good.

Answer 1

a) Some higher-class women preferred traditional behind-the-scenes influence, while many middle- and working-class women did not see the suffrage as offering them an immediate benefit.