Universal direct suffrage is a Universal suffrage which is also equal, i.e., all votes are equal, and direct, i.e., voting is performed in a single stage. Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of voting privileges to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief or social status. ...
Universalsuffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage, or the right to vote, to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief or social status.
The first movements toward universalsuffrage (or manhood suffrage) occurred in the early 19th century, and focused on removing property requirements for voting.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the focus of universalsuffrage became the removal of restrictions against women having the right to vote.
Universalsuffrage is a counterintuitive term that does not actually apply to all citizens or residents of a region, but the extension of voting privileges is given without distinction to race, sex, belief, or social status.
Women's suffrage was the goal of suffragists (commonly referred to as "Suffragettes"), who led a major Liberal and Democratic movement of the early 20th century, protesting vigorously for many years demanding equality with men and the right to vote.
Equal suffrage is a term sometimes confused with Universalsuffrage, although its meaning is the removal of graded votes, where a voter could possess a number of votes in accordance with income, wealth or social status.
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