The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation was simply weakness. The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
A report aboout the history of voting rights in America.
Suffrage is the right to vote in any election for a public office and for a long time women weren't allowed this right, thus the suffrage parades being held to finally attain the right.