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.
Category: History (and Her Story)
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.
“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...
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.
Women of Utah Territory voted in their first election on Valentine’s Day, 1870.
It was the first time American women voted since New Jersey women lost the right in 1807. Wyoming women also had the right to vote, but had not held an election yet since women...
