"The Female Vote" Women have had the right to vote in this country for less than one hundred (100) years - just since 1920. Much has been written about the power of "the female block" and national candidates can win or lose based on their appeal to this group. Please respond to the following: Provide two or three (2 or 3) reasons that men resisted the idea of women voting for so long, focusing on what they may have feared. Make a connection between the enfranchisement of women and the progressive movement, showing how it may have helped with reforms, hindered reforms, or made no difference. Take a position on the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment as a civil rights victory, explaining how you think the female vote has influenced or not influenced the direction of civil rights in this country.