When, in 1871, i asked [an important politician] to declare the power of the united states constitution to protect women in their right to vote as he had done for black men he handed me a copy of all his speeches during that reconstruction period, and said: "put 'sex' where i have 'race' or 'color,' and you have here the best and strongest argument i can make for woman." what two issues is susan b. anthony connecting in the passage? a. women's suffrage and the rights of african americans b. the fight for suffrage and the civil war c. the rights of women and the privileges of men d. civil rights and the treatment of women