Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah all allowed women to vote before the turn of the 20th Century. Washington, California and Oregon were among the seven additional western states to enfranchise women ...

"From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom and has stood firmly by his side in its defense," Anthony wrote in her Declaration of Rights ...

On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially took effect when Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed a proclamation certifying its ratification. The amendment promised ...

The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified a century ago last month. However, before 1920, women had already won the right to vote in 15 states, including Idaho, Washington ...

The new exhibition at the National Constitution Center, tracks the suffrage movement, from the landmark 1848 convention for women’s rights in Seneca Falls, N.Y., to the ultimate passage of the 19th ...

This month, the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which extended women the right to vote in August 1920. We checked in with ...

August 2020 marks several landmarks in the long struggle for voting rights for women. Aug. 18, 1920 saw the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by the state Legislature of ...

Time can often twist the real story, turning rumor into legend. There's plenty of "history" surrounding the 19th Amendment and the suffragists that needs to be unlearned. The idea that all women ...

In 1920, after four decades of organizing to secure the vote for women, President Woodrow Wilson signed the 19th Amendment. But 100 years after the amendment was officially certified in the Federal ...

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 that ...

We celebrate Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26, when the 19th Amendment was officially made part of the U.S. Constitution. Gaining the vote in 1920 was a watershed victory, but even then, many who ...