When we started @19thnews, we knew we wanted to name it for the 19th Amendment — but struggled with the fact that its passage excluded so many from the franchise.
It was @emarvelous who said simply, “It’s like The 19th, but with an asterisk.”
Today at @19thnews, we ask you to join us in honoring the asterisk, the people who have been and remain omitted from our democracy, by making it your profile picture. #The19thLiftOneLiftAll
The omissions include people of color in many states where voter suppression is all too common... https://19thnews.org/2020/08/tennessee-women-right-vote-black-women-there-fight-new-battles/
Tennessee helped ensure White women’s right to vote. A century later, Black women there fight new...

A century after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, three Black women talk about the unfinished business behind the anniversary.

https://19thnews.org/2020/08/tennessee-women-right-vote-black-women-there-fight-new-battles/
Tens of thousands of transgender and nonbinary Americans who lack identification to vote...
Formerly incarcerated people... https://19thnews.org/2020/08/suffrage-centennial-black-women-fighting-modern-day-poll-tax/
On suffrage centennial, Black women are fighting a modern day ‘poll tax’ | The 19th

Two Florida women are suing for the right to vote in the only felony disenfranchisement suit alleging a violation of the 19th Amendment.

https://19thnews.org/2020/08/suffrage-centennial-black-women-fighting-modern-day-poll-tax/
And elderly and medically fragile people whose votes are at risk in this pandemic election. https://19thnews.org/2020/08/how-the-pandemic-is-affecting-senior-women/
How the pandemic is affecting senior women | The 19th

Older women tend to live longer and live alone. For some, a pandemic that encourages sheltering in place leaves them feeling “entrapped” and “like a hermit.”

https://19thnews.org/2020/08/how-the-pandemic-is-affecting-senior-women/
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