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Profile America: Women’s Suffrage

Wednesday, January 10th. Legislation to grant women the right to vote was first introduced on this date in 1878 when a California senator proposed the necessary constitutional amendment. It was buried in committee for years and defeated when finally put […]

by · January 10, 2018 · Profile America, Voting Rights, Women
Profile America: A Women’s Right To Vote

Profile America: A Women’s Right To Vote

American women exercised their new right to vote for the first time in the 1920 presidential election.

by · August 18, 2016 · Profile America, Women