Read this excerpt and then answer the question that follows.


Cannot we . . . say to woman: "We give to you the ballot, as your undisputed right as an American citizen. We give it not through fear or coercion, but in recognition of your right; and we will defend you in this, your right, as we have defended you in others in the past; and we shall expect you to use this privilege for our good as well as your own and the common welfare of the country"?

-Charles H. Chapman, 18971

For which of the following women's rights is the author in this excerpt arguing?
A. Working outside the home
B. Property ownership
C. Suffrage
D. Education