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 […]
Monday, December 18 Governor Andrew Cuomo is in New York City. Comptroller Scott Stringer has no public schedule. 10:30 AM — Dream Act Press Conference calling for passage of the Dream Act of 2017, followed by City Council committee vote […]
JEANNETTE RANKIN Profile America — The first woman to serve in Congress took her seat on this date in 1917. Barely a month later, Jeannette Rankin of Montana shortly became one of the few representatives to vote against entry into […]
The 19th Amendment enfranchising women was proposed in Congress in June 1919 and became law in August 1920.
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