women's suffrage

State lawmakers created the commission in 2019, ahead of the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920. However, Statehouse rules drafted amid political tensions in 2020 imposed a new waiting period of five years on erecting any new monuments on Statehouse grounds.

The 19th Amendment was ratified 100 years ago, granting women the right to vote in the U.S. Along with marches, op-eds and organizing, the women who…

This week marks the 99th annual observance of Women’s Equality Day, which celebrates the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right…

Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.These trailblazers of the fight for women’s suffrage are well-loved across the nation. But what…