The passage of the 19th Amendment has long been heralded as the ... revolutionaries in China were making moves to enfranchise some women, drawing interest from Chinese American activists and ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) --Ninety-five years ago today, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote after a decades-long movement that could land a ...

Local experts discuss the overall meaning of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. Passing the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was long and hard fought. Joining us to ...

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Since the 19th Amendment's passage, women have helped inaugurate a new era of American politics. In fact, many ...

Among the women who tried to vote before the 19th Amendment’s passage were Susan B. Anthony, who Popchock said was famously arrested and fined for her effort, and Mary Ann Shadd Cary ...

On Election Day 1920, women in New York line up to vote for the first time following passage of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920. Photograph by Underwood Archives, Getty The 19th Amendment ...

1913: Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union to work toward the passage of a federal amendment ... the state legislatures ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting ...

But Joe courageously pushed on for the passage of the 19th Amendment against the fierce opposition of such powerful forces as Speaker Seth Walker, the L&N Railroad and even Jack Daniel’s.

The road to the 19th Amendment ... Notably, this Amendment was rendered nearly meaningless for newly enfranchised African American men in the years after its passage due to Black Codes as well ...

The Beloit League of Women Voters and several organizations had planned a gala event to celebrate passage of the 19th Amendment. However, since the COVID-19 virus hit the area, they decided it ...

Hooper became a prominent member of the Women's Suffrage Movement and advocated for the passage of the 19th Amendment. She was active in the national and Wisconsin women's suffrage movements ...

Government House in Annapolis was bathed in purple and gold light Wednesday night in honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. Aug 27, 2020 The 19th Amendment Turns 100 ...