Question

What was women’s suffrage?

Answer 1

Women's suffrage (also known as woman suffrage) is the right of women to vote and to stand for electoral office. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Sweden, Finland and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century.

Answer 2

It was so many things..in a nutshell, women decided 'hey, the whole second-class citizens thing is kind of crumby and we're tired of it', and decided to focus more energy on getting the right to vote. It wasn't as easy as all that, of course, and there's more to it.
http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage start there for more information.

Answer 3

Suffrage - the right to vote in political elections. Women's suffrage - the right for women to vote in political elections. That's all there is to it. THE FIGHT FOR women's suffrage however is a long story and is different for each country.