“Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it cannot appreciate it.” –Lucretia Mott, 1849

Michigan, Oklahoma & South Dakota gave women the right to vote on this day in 1918.

Election Day in the United States

Maine ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1919.

Arizona, Kansas & Oregon gave women the right to vote on this day in 1912.

New York gave women the right to vote on this day in 1917.

Colorado gave women the right to vote on this day in 1893.

Washington state gave women the right to vote on this day in 1910.

Harriot Kezia Hunt was born on this day in 1805.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on this day in 1815.

Stephen Symonds Foster was born on this day in 1809.

Washington territory gave women the right to vote on this day in 1883. Unfortunately, the courts invalidated Washington's suffrage law in 1887.

Sarah Grimké was born on this day in 1792.

North Dakota ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1919.

South Dakota ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1919.

William Lloyd Garrison was born on this day in 1805.

Wyoming territory gave women the right to vote on this day in 1869.

Colorado ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1919.