A century ago today, on Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, making voting a right regardless of sex. While this was a watershed moment in our democracy, it excluded millions of people, including women of color, from the ballot box for generations.pic.twitter.com/Se0W4hFWTF
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#The19thLiftOneLiftAll: In August 1920, the Tennessee Legislature became the final statehouse needed to ratify the#19thAmendment. A century later, three Black women involved in state politics talk about the unfinished business behind the anniversary.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/tennessee-women-right-vote-black-women-there-fight-new-battles/ …Show this thread -
#The19thLiftOneLiftAll: Two women in Florida are plaintiffs in the only felony disenfranchisement suit alleging a violation of the#19thAmendment, the 100-year old victory that scantily gave women the right to vote.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/suffrage-centennial-black-women-fighting-modern-day-poll-tax/ …Show this thread -
Women have experienced about 54 percent of all job losses since February. Now they're eyeing the November election in much the same way women looked to the
#19thAmendment one hundred years ago: As an opportunity to play a role in the process.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/womens-suffrage-centennial-labor-rights/ …Show this thread -
For trans Americans, meeting voter ID requirements was an already burdensome process. The pandemic has made it even more complicated. And the stakes have never been higher. LGBTQ+ advocates say the November election is a matter of life and death for many.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/trans-americans-voting-rights-pandemic/ …
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#19thAmendment, ratified this month a century ago, granted White women the right to vote. It took nearly 50 more years for that to extend to Black women. What the two groups have done at the ballot box since then could not be more different.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/suffrage-centennial-exposes-vote-gap-in-black-and-white-women/ …Show this thread
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73.7 MILLION women voted in 2016 — nearly 10 million MORE than men.
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