D- It took decades and many setbacks before it was granted.
The reason for this is, that many trends and many protests before it was granted. They would put on parades, pageants, street speakings, and demonstrations.
In the time it took the US to grant woman suffrage, they also set many trends. Such as wearing red lipstick.
At the same time, fashion began revealing more of women's bodies. The shift in silhouette revealed freer, looser styles that allowed more freedom of movement.
Of course, this was in the older days (from 1848-1917), so women wearing more revealing clothing was something new and was seen as shameful.
Doing this would bring more attention to their argument.
Anyways, my point is that it obviously took time to plan and persecute all of these trends and protests, and when you take that and you look at the timeframe (1848-1917), you can tell it took a while. F
or 42 years, the measure had been introduced at every session of Congress but ignored or voted down. It finally passed Congress in 1919 and went to the states for ratification.
So in conclusion, the answer is D. It took decades and many setbacks before it was granted.