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Commemorative Calendar
- January 27, 2023
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Wyoming ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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- February 1, 2023
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Charles Lenox Remond was born on this day in 1810.
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February is Black History Month
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Harriet Forten Purvis was born on this day in 1810.
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- February 3, 2023
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born on this day in 1821.
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- February 7, 2023
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Nevada ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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- February 8, 2023
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It was already law, but Vermont showed its support by ratifying the 19th Amendment on this day in 1921.
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- February 9, 2023
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New Jersey ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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- February 11, 2023
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Idaho ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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- February 12, 2023
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Arizona ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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Utah territory gave women the right to vote on this day in 1870.
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- February 14, 2023
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Frederick Douglass was born in February 1818.
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On this day in 1870, Utah territory held the first American election with equal voting rights for women since New Jersey rescinded women's suffrage in 1807.
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- February 15, 2023
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Susan B. Anthony was born on this day in 1820.
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- February 20, 2023
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Angelina Grimké Weld was born on this day in 1805.
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Better late than never! Georgia ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1970. The 19th had become law in 1920.
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- February 21, 2023
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Better late than never! Virginia ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1952. The 19th had become law in 1920.
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New Mexico ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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- February 28, 2023
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Oklahoma ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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- March 1, 2023
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March is Women's History Month
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