With the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment approaching, a look back at the surprising history of giving women the vote Liza Mundy The humor magazine Puck—a pre-TV ...

when its members voted to ratify the 19th Amendment, just 20 days after Congress passed it. “You have done today the biggest thing you have ever done in your history,” she said. Equal rights ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

Prohibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect on January 17. The 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18. On November 2, KDKA in ...

Tuesday marks a full century since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which says that the right to vote “should not be denied or abridged” on the basis of sex. We look back to the path to ...

This month’s book is “Founding Sisters and the Nineteenth Amendment” by Eleanor Clift ... and focus on topics of history. Club membership is free, and the club meets on the third Thursday ...

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ... became the most decorated track and field athlete in World Championship history. In 2023, a British court found nurse Lucy Letby guilty ...

Women's History Month is important in bringing attention on progress or lack of progress toward gaining equality in American society.