#19thAmendment

Greg Giroux

greggiroux

100 years ago today (Aug. 18, 1920): Tennessee adopted what would become the #19thAmendment , giving supporters of women's suffrage the 36 states needed for ratification. 1/ Tennessee legislator Harry

Vox

voxdotcom

1/ The passage of the #19thAmendment has long been heralded as the turning point for women’s voting rights in America.But in reality, the 19th Amendment did not affirmatively grant

Kimberly A. Hamlin

ProfessorHamlin

(1/6 Thread) Today I am thinking about @helenhgardener, the woman who endured a public sex scandal at 23, changed her name + moved to NYC, and ended up securing Congressional

Emilia Sykes

EmiliaSykesOH

On August 18th 1920, the #19thamendment was ratified therefore giving women* the right to vote in America. However, ALL women were not given the right to vote. A thread

Emerge

EmergeAmerica

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the #19thAmendment , which only guaranteed some women the right to vote. It’s time to set the record straight. Most women of color did

Georgetown College

GeorgetownColl

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the #19thAmendment , guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. @GUGovt Professor @Jamil_Scott_ shares what the 19th Amendment anniversary means

Corrine McConnaughy

cmMcConnaughy

On the centennial the #19thAmendment ’s ratification I make this observation: Michelle Obama performs politics in exactly the way many politically powerful women have, including notable suffragists—by using our gendered

Sarah #killthebill Stook 🦆

sarah_stook

#WomensVote100 #19thamendment let’s say a thank you to the best women in American politics: Founding Mothers like First Lady Abigail Adams, poet Phillis Wheatley, writer Mercy Otis Warren

Better Life Lab

BetterLifeLab

1/6 Today is the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the #19thAmendment . While many white women won the right to vote, for decades, many Black women could not vote

Piper Perabo

PiperPerabo

A 100 years ago today, the United States ratified the 19th Amendment, enshrining all people the right to vote in the Constitution. But the struggle didn’t end. For years after,

Victor

VictorE1820

A thread on consequences of the #19thAmendment. And why the the answer to the 14 words is to repeal it. If women are barred from employment then they will have

Dr. Rachel Michelle Gunter

PhdRachel

1/8 It’s the official centennial of the #19thAmendment which prevents the govt from barring voters based on sex, & what a strange centennial it is... A Thread. (photo for

Daily Suffragist

DailySuffragist

What’s the biggest thing you’ve ever changed your mind about?Harriet Taylor Upton was staunchly opposed to women voting - so opposed that she was writing an anti-suffrage article for publication.

✨charlie // amáyá✨

GrandmaSaidNo

Today is the centennial of the #19thAmendment in which “womxn” were allowed to vote. Let’s not forget that the majority of Black Women weren’t allowed that right until 1965

19thnews

19thnews

A century ago today, on Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, making voting a right regardless of sex.While this was a watershed moment in our democracy, it excluded

Qasim Rashid, Esq.

QasimRashid

1/ Passage of the #19thAmendment was an important milestone for our country. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by

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