What did the pentition to Congress in December,1871ask Congress to do ?

They asked Congress to enact a law giving women in the United States the right to vote. These women also requested to speak before both houses of Congress about this issue. Petition for women’s voting rights following the 15th Amendment extending rights to men, regardless of race/ethnicity.

Explanation: The petition asked Congress to enact a law giving women in the United States the right to vote. These women also asked to speak before both houses of Congress about this issue. In the year following the 15th amendment’s ratification, a women’s voting rights petition was sent to the houses of Congress requesting women’s suffrage rights and for women to speak on the floor of Congress.