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Before the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920, suffragists rallied to secure the vote for years. Historical photos show just some of their efforts.
Photos from 1912 to 1920 chronicle their efforts and eventual victory. Subscribe ... The 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920.
Aug. 26 marks Women's Equality Day. The day lauds the adoption of the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote. Aug. 18 of this year marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of ...
Four women descended from a Cessna 182 flying 5,000 feet above the Alice Paul Institute Saturday to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed ...
The 19th amendment to the Constitution guaranteed American women the right to vote. Dozens of women dressed in white paraded around the grounds of their home, honoring the suffragettes that fought ...
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment became law. Citizens of the United States could no longer be barred from voting based on their sex. The culmination of many decades of struggle involving ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Opinion: Happy Birthday, 19th Amendment (And thanks to Harry T. Burn's mom) - Los Angeles Times ...
The last state to ratify the 19th amendment was Mississippi, which did so on March 22, 1984. 16. The amendment overruled the 1875 Minor vs. Happersett case, granting women the right to vote.
“The fashion, especially when you get into the 50s and 60s and 70s with the hair, some of those pictures were so funny.” The mission of the 100-year-old Fort Leavenworth Spouses' Club is still ...