Category: History (and Her Story)
The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification on June 4, 1919.
The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification on this day in 1919.
The Indian Citizenship Act passed on June 2, 1924.
The Indian Citizenship Act passed on June 2, 1924. Native American suffragists such as Zitkala-Sa (pictured) fought for its passage. which The Indian Citizenship resulted in voting rights to many Native American women and...
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.
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...
April Young Bennett on Educated, Activist Women Who Opened College Doors for the Rest of Us at the Ohio History Connection
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.
