An administrator at the University of Iowa often said, “The two most important pieces of legislation for women are: the Nineteenth amendment (women’s right to vote) and Title IX (civil rights ...

Tuesday marks a full century since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which says that the right to vote “should not be denied or abridged” on the basis of sex. We look back to the path to ...

📅 Today in History: In 1920, the nonprofit League of Women Voters was founded to take up the fight for women’s suffrage and be a resource for American women, whose right to vote would be ensured by ...

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified by Tennessee, giving ...

Activist Alice Paul pushed for the Equal Rights Amendment after the 19th Amendment secured voting rights for American women. Photograph by Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress In 1923, Paul ...

Many are touting the move as the biggest advancement of women’s rights in the nation since the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920 giving women the right to vote. “I want to praise President ...

The League of Women Voters was founded by suffragettes on Feb. 14, 1920, after passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women ...

Alice Paul celebrating the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, in 1920. Three years later, she wrote the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment.Credit ...

As you’re driving or walking through the heart of Murfreesboro, there’s a mural meant to make us reflect and think about the ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

Timeline: Key Dates in the Century-Long Battle Over the Equal Rights Amendment The struggle over ... it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to ...