When we talk about the fight for women's voting rights, some names get left out of history books. Black women played a ...

Andre Nichols, who has been disenfranchised since 2014, has helped more than 100 people register to vote. He was one whose ...

For much of our country’s history, women were expected to be seen and not heard, especially in the voting booth. Women were ...

This article is part of She Resisted, an interactive experience celebrating the pioneering strategies of the women’s suffrage movement. Black women formed clubs to support their communities as ...

Others signified the value that women would bring to public life if given the right to vote—although sometimes they obscured the contributions women of color made to the suffrage movement.

Wells, just to name a few. Wells worked with white suffragists in Illinois, and also founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, which was the first suffrage group for African American women. She and some ...

TikTok influencer Millennial Mia warned users of the bill’s real purpose: “They’re coming after women’s suffrage.” Other users have even warned women not to change their names going ...

My first exposure to the women’s suffrage movement was through the character of Mrs. Banks in the movie Mary Poppins. Mrs. Banks makes her grand entrance wearing a “Votes for Women” sash ...

Women’s suffrage efforts started in the late 1840s and early 1850s. The Library of Michigan says it was in that period that married women were granted the right to remain the owners of their ...

Nichols's suffrage bill, along with over 70 others, failed to pass the Mississippi Legislature due to political infighting. Around 68,000 Mississippians, mostly Black, are disenfranchised due to ...