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"It was a very long, hard fight," LWV National President Dianna Wynn told ABC11, referencing the women's suffrage movement. Wynn serves the league nationally but happens to live in Wake County.
WASHINGTON — In the summer of 1919, shortly after Congress passed the 19th Amendment, the Smithsonian acquired a few relics from the nearly century-long struggle for women’s suffrage.
Posted: August 8, 2024 | Last updated: September 7, 2024 Composed by Ethel Smyth and written by Cicely Hamilton, this 1910 piece became the official anthem of the women's suffrage movement!
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -Across the country, we’re marking the centennial of women’s suffrage, but the story of voting rights is more complex than many realize. Earlier this afternoon, in ...
Although the 19th Amendment's ratification is often touted as the final victory of the women's suffrage movement, it took decades for African American women to get the same right.
WASHINGTON (7News) — In honor of Women's History Month, 7News is celebrating the trailblazing women activists and politicians who have paved the way in Washington, D.C. through their courage ...