Read Section 1 of the 14th Amendment. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty. or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws Why did women attempt to use the 14th Amendment to secure their right to vote? It addresses equality for all citizens. It claims to protect their lives. It describes who is a citizen of the country. It promises citizens equal protection under the law.