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  1. 5. velj

    What if we called this the year of commemorating women’s voting rights rather than suffrage? It opens the door to remembering all American women!

  2. 100 years ago today, Congress passed the 19th Amendment. We’ve come a long way since then, and I’m proud of the work being done in Nevada and across the country to ensure every American’s fundamental right to vote is protected.

  3. The U.S. Senate passed the 19th Amendment on June 4, 1919. It would take 36 states to ratify. On August 26, 1920 it was added to the U.S. Constitution. Back then as now, many of us are still fighting for voting rights.

  4. 12. lip 2019.

    For prompt by : Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in her role as General of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, where she hand-picked the first 40 African American women to serve in the US Armed Forces. Thanks for the info .

  5. 100 years ago, Congress passed the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. However, Black women endured poll taxes, literacy tests, and voter intimidation to exercise this right - and in many ways, still do today.

  6. 4. lip 2019.

    Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, the 1st Chinese woman to earn a PhD from Columbia, fought for universal suffrage even though she couldn't benefit from it under the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prevented Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens.

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  7. 3. lip 2019.

    Tomorrow as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Congress approving the 19th, let us not forget to also celebrate the many women of color who were left behind or whose contributions were left out of history books. We must tell the whole story.

  8. Today we honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment—when women at long last secured the right to vote. And while we celebrate this milestone, we must also take a moment to remember how far we have to go to achieve full equality in our nation.

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  9. We premiered a tune from ’s new musical in development, SUFFRAGIST last night at ’s Women of the Public Gala and my heart exploded with gratitude and pride.

  10. Fight for your rights. And don't stop fighting. Because representation matters. 👠💪🏻👊🏻

  11. 4. lip 2019.

    Before last month, the article about the focused on white men. Our Wiki Scholars stepped in to make it right.

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  12. Today marks 100 years since Congress gave women the right to vote. But while we celebrate this progress, let's also recognize that there was more work to be done for women of color.

  13. This poster hangs on the wall of my D.C. office, and when times get tough, it reminds me what can be accomplished when we persevere. I think about what these suffragists went through in their march for equality. At times it seemed hopeless, but they never gave up.

  14. I’m joining my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to deliver remarks today to honor those who fought for women’s right to vote.

  15. 4. lip 2019.

    (1/25) There is so much that the passage of the 19th amendment still has to teach us. Myself included. This week marks the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th by Congress. What lessons does it have for our POLITICS now?

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  16. 3. lip 2019.

    Celebrating 100yrs of the which gave some* women the right to vote. 1924 - Native 1943 - Chinese 1952 - Japanese 1964 - African Americans / other minorities 1975 - Language minorities (Spanish speaking and others) We’ve come a long way! – mjesto: California State Capitol Building

  17. Today marks 100 years since the passing of the 19th Amendment. We're celebrating the historic achievement with THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT, an intersectional anthology that aims to give voice to the women history has overlooked for too long

  18. It’s important to remember how far we’ve come in the last century toward becoming a more perfect union. Honored to stand alongside my female colleagues today, in a bipartisan tribute to the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote.

  19. It’s only been 100 years since (some) women were granted the right to vote - take a moment today to appreciate how far we’ve come and reflect on the work left to do!

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