Question

read this quote. note that \her\ refers to all american women, and that \he\ refers to men. look carefully at all of the underlined words. based on the context of this quote, what does \elective franchise\ mean? having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides. - declaration of sentiments

Explanation:

The text mentions that depriving "her" (women) of "elective franchise" leaves "her without representation in the halls of legislation". In a democratic context, the right to vote (suffrage) is what gives citizens representation as they can vote for representatives. Since being without representation is linked to not having the "elective franchise", it can be inferred that "elective franchise" refers to the right to vote.

Answer:

The right to vote.