20 vintage photos of suffragettes that will make you want to get out and vote

Suffragettes were arrested and imprisoned as they fought for voting rights. Photos from 1912 to 1920 chronicle their efforts ...

Justice Bell story highlights suffrage history

A powerful symbol of the fight for women’s rights is taking center stage in Scranton, bringing history back to life. More ...
WUSA

100 years after women won the right to vote, suffrage battles continue

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — One hundred years ago this week, American women won the guaranteed right to vote. On Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Women Senators Reflect on the 100th Anniversary of Suffrage

When suffragist Jeannette Rankin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1916, she made a prescient prediction: “I may be the first woman member of Congress. But I won’t be the ...

Behind the Curtain: ‘Suffs’ cast members bring suffrage story to Rochester

Cast members from the national tour of “Suffs” discuss bringing the women’s suffrage musical to Rochester and the Susan B.
Yahoo! Sports

Women's suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment

Women's suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment Open an American history textbook from the last 50 years to the women's suffrage ...
Time

99 Years After Women’s Suffrage, the Fight for the Vote Continues

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