Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah all allowed women to vote before the turn of the 20th Century. Washington, California and Oregon were among the seven additional western states to enfranchise women ...
"From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom and has stood firmly by his side in its defense," Anthony wrote in her Declaration of Rights ...
The centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment just passed in August. The crowning achievement of the women's suffrage movement, the amendment reads, "The right of citizens of ...
On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially took effect when Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed a proclamation certifying its ratification. The amendment promised ...
This month, the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which extended women the right to vote in August 1920. We checked in with ...
While I am likewise concerned about young women s poor voting patterns, Partridge s proposal is lazy, provocative, and ...
Monopoli: It refers to a couple of things…the amendment itself…after ratification…the courts construed the amendment pretty narrowly to sort of just apply to essentially the ballot as opposed to a ...
Six female scholars from across the social sciences discussed the achievements and failures of the 19th Amendment Thursday evening in the third installment of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced ...
The new exhibition at the National Constitution Center, tracks the suffrage movement, from the landmark 1848 convention for women’s rights in Seneca Falls, N.Y., to the ultimate passage of the 19th ...
The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified a century ago last month. However, before 1920, women had already won the right to vote in 15 states, including Idaho, Washington ...
August of 2021 signifies the 101st anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which transitioned women from not having any political say in society to being able to elect their own leaders and ...
The free digital cookbook from the American Bar Association features recipes from judges and lawyers. By Florence Fabricant To celebrate 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which ...