Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...

Calling all history buffs and those curious to know what happened “in the day”! There are a couple of programs coming up that will intrigue those who relish learning more about the past. One ...

Her name was Fannie Lou Hamer, and the 19th Amendment failed her. Johns Hopkins University Prof. Martha Jones, who addressed the Northwestern community Monday, explored how Black women such as ...

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote.

On This Day: 19th Amendment goes into effect On Aug. 26, 1920, eight days after it was ratified, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect -- giving women the right to vote.

The women's suffrage movement was for everyone. Now we celebrate all trailblazers who led the path to the 19th Amendment. | Opinion For too long, the history of women's suffrage only told the ...

Anne M. Boylan, UD professor emerita of history and of women and gender studies If that happened, it was feared, ratification wouldn’t occur in time for the 1920 elections, and it might take several ...

Honored to receive the 2021 Beyer Award for Best Faculty Publication for my article, More Than the Vote: The Nineteenth Amendment as Proxy for Gender Equality, XV Stanford J. Civil Rights & Civil ...

A little more than 100 years ago, women in the United States were giddy with joy. The 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920, and they finally had a say in shaping their own destiny.

We Demand the Right to Vote is a fully illustrated overview of the path to the 19th Amendment, written by Santa Fe graphic designer Meneese Wall.

In a nod to that history, and in celebration of 100 years since the 19th Amendment was ratified — giving women the right to vote — the American Bar Association Commission on the Nineteenth ...

How has the number of women in elected office changed over the past century? The ratification of the 19th Amendment did not immediately transform women’s access to elected office.