The 19th Amendment Is 100 Years Old Today / myLot

Boise, Idaho

November 13, 2019 10:15pm CST

Yes, women got the vote on June, 4, 1919. There are several sites(museums and institutions) in Washington, D.C. celebrating the women who took a stand and advanced the freedom of women. It was ratified on August,18,1920 and African American women did not receive the right to vote until 1965. For one thing Senaca Falls, New York(known as the birthplace of women's rights), is planning a year long celebration. This is just one of many.

'Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote'

washington.org

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the National Archives hosts a major exhibition in its Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery that explores the generations-long fight for universal woman suffrage. The exhibit tells the story of the 19th

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