19th amendment

On June 4th, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress and ratified on August 18th, granting women the right to vote after a 73 year struggle. Women’s suffrage began before the Civil War and included civil disobedience, vandalism and even arson, resulting in women protesters being beaten, jailed and starved into submission. After having their cause “shelved” during the War Between the States, women activists were not relinquishing it for the distractions of World War I, and mounted signs outside the White House criticizing the President for visiting dignitaries to read. It seems absurd to those […]