Illinois became the first state east of the Mississippi where women could vote for president on June 26, 1913 (but women still didn’t have equal voting rights with men).
The Nineteenth Amendment, extending votes to women, had been law since 1920.
“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...
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...
The Nineteenth Amendment, extending votes to women, had been law since 1920.
The Nineteenth Amendment, extending votes to women, had been law since 1920.
The 19th had already had enough supporting states to become law, but Vermont declared their support.
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