We Honor the Millions of Women Who Fought More than Seven Decades to Win the Vote
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States on account of sex. – Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Certified August 26, 1920
Support our mission to educate, inspire, and empower present and future generations to remain vigilant in the quest for equal rights beginning with a national memorial.
DID YOU KNOW?
Women were not included in the Constitution until the 19th Amendment.
The ratification of the 19th Amendment led to the largest single one-day increase of potential voters in the history of the United States.
It took 72 years to pass and ratify the 19th Amendment, and the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to be adopted to this day.
SUFFRAGIST SPOTLIGHT
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of actress Katharine Hepburn, was an ardent suffragist and head of the Connecticut Woman’s...
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Lorena King Fairbank, who was a member of the ACA and AAUW for more than 60 years, graduated...
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Maud Wood Park, née Maud Wood, (born Jan. 25, 1871, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died May 8, 1955, Melrose, Mass.),...
LOOKING AHEAD & IMPORTANT DATES
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Susan B. Anthony’s trial starts for illegally voting in Rochester, New York on November 5, 1872.
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Lucy Burns and Katherine Norey become first women arrested while picketing White House; they were never brought to...
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is signed by President Nixon, one of the most important...
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President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act; Title VII prohibits sex discrimination in employment.
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Suffragists crash the Centennial Celebration in Independence Hall to present the Vice President with the “Declaration of the...
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