"I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does not seem to me very unlikely that the suffrage will be granted to women."
- John BrightFrom 1811 until 1889, John Bright, a well-known British politician and orator, was alive. He gained notoriety for his impassioned speeches on a range of social topics, such as religious freedom and workers' rights. Women's suffrage was one of the main issues he covered. The notion that women should …