By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit. National Women’s History Museum.] Every election cycle, millions of women cast votes. For many of them, their right to vote seems uncontroversial. After all, the 19th Amendment, which guarantees a federal right to vote for women, is over 100 years old, and women were voting in […]| Religion in Public
In 1909 a incredible group of radical minds gathered at a marble arch in northern Manhattan to discuss a woman's right to vote. The post Votes for Women: An Uptown History appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
Today in 1917, 28-year-old Connecticut activist and women’s suffrage advocate Catherine Flanagan was arrested for picketing in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. Flanagan and…| Today in Connecticut History
As we look ahead to the nation’s 250th birthday, we’re looking back on the events celebrating our 200th. Today’s post, for Women’s History Month, looks back on a major exhibit at the National Archives during the bicentennial era. To coincide with International Women’s Year and the Bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence, the National Archives … Continue reading Celebrating American Women During the Bicentennial| Pieces of History
(Indianapolis, IN) The Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission today unveiled two original works of art that will remain a part of the State of Indiana’s permanent public art collection. The works of art commemorate the ratification of the 19th Amendment which guaranteed women’s right to vote and went into effect 100 years ago today. The … Continue reading "Original Works of Art Celebrate Women’s Suffrage at the Statehouse" The post Original Works of Art Celebrate Women’s S...| Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial
