Better late than never! Florida ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on May 13, 1969.
The Nineteenth Amendment, extending votes to women, had been law since 1920.
Category: History (and Her Story)
The Activist Origins of Mothers Day
“Women need no longer be made a party to proceedings which fill the globe with grief and horror.” -Julia Ward Howe, 1870 Mothers Day did not begin as a dedicated time to shower mothers...
Educated, Activist Women Who Opened College Doors for the Rest of Us
April Young Bennett, author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists, was invited to participate in the Ohio Women’s Activism blog series at the Ohio History Connection. Educated, Activist Women...
“Woman must have a purse of her own.” Susan B. Anthony, 1853 #EqualPayDay
In 1852, Susan B. Anthony toured New York setting up local women’s temperance societies in several towns. A year later, she was dismayed to find that they had all closed due to lack of...
Better late than never! Maryland ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on March 29, 1941.
The Nineteenth Amendment, extending votes to women, had been law since 1920.
Better late than never! Mississippi ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on March 22, 1984.
The Nineteenth Amendment, extending votes to women, had been law since 1920.
Washington state ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on March 22, 1920.
Washington state ratified the 19th Amendment on March 22, 1920.
Alaska Territory gave women the right to vote on March 21, 1913.
Alaska Territory gave women the right to vote on March 21, 1913.
West Virginia ratified the 19th Amendment on March 10, 1920.
West Virginia ratified the 19th Amendment on March 10, 1920.
Delaware ratified the 19th Amendment on March 6, 1923.
The 19th had already had enough supporting states to become law, but Delaware declared their support on March 6, 1923.
Celebrating 150 years since women first voted in Utah
Happy votes for women anniversary, Utah! Utah women voted for the first time on February 14, 1870. What a great Valentines Day that must have been! via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jYiiRhJ6h/
