#Suffragists

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,

Daily Suffragist

DailySuffragist

Suffrage colors, a recap! Wasn’t planning to, but I’ve seen some silly myths floating around. So here goes… YELLOW originated w. 1867 suffrage referendum in Kansas. Local suffragists made cloth

Daily Suffragist

DailySuffragist

Friday, January 29 is the annual “March for Life.” Given the loss of, well, life since last year it’s virtual this time. And not suffrage-themed. But the anti-abortion movement continues

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li, gender godmother

perdricof

"maybe the real feminism... is Patriarchy"this basic idea has been a staple of conservative ideology for a hundred years, from the anti-suffragists to (wait for it) modern gender-critical feminisma brief

Nursing Clio

nursingclio

“We are off the grid of the trajectory of American history.” – Jill LeporeWith respect to Dr. Lepore, no we are not. What we witnessed two days ago, domestic terrorists

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

Stand With Black Women

jennycblack

One hundred years ago today, August 18, 1920, a mighty drama culminated in the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution which gave white women the right to

Library of Virginia

LibraryofVA

#ArchivesBakeOff Thread!While researching materials regarding Virginia suffragists for this year's #19thAmendment anniversary, we came across this article in the Virginia Suffrage News about a Suffrage bake sale that took place

Ben Albritton

bla222

While celebrating the ratification of the #NineteenthAmendment on this day a century ago, we can't forget the long period of work and struggle worldwide of which this amendment in the

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

For as long as there have been feminists pushing for women's rights, there have been anti-feminist women arguing that women are the privileged sex, women have more than enough, and

Daily Suffragist

DailySuffragist

In writing about what it means to “look like a mom,” @VVFriedman reported that the yellow t-shirts Portland moms wear are intended to evoke sunshine, joy, warmth. The protesters even

The Washington Post

washingtonpost

The 19th Amendment was ratified 100 years ago today. @MonicaHesse writes: Women’s suffrage was a giant leap for democracy. We haven’t stuck the landing yet.https://wapo.st/32679ES Historians have unearthed new evidence

Victoria Brownworth

VABVOX

THREADSo my very first march on Washington, I was a kid. Our church (my parents were Socialist Civil Rights worker movement folks) sent buses to the Moratorium against Vietnam and

Jessica Bennett

jessicabennett

Today is the centennial of the #19thAmendment ’s ratification — which promised suffrage to American women. Like most people, I learned about this history in school. The story went like

Caffeinated Living

WokeLiving

Alright educators, parents, women, this is a failure of education and curriculum. NO ONE should be flocking to SUSAN B. ANTHONY'S gravesight to celebrate the election of this (Black) woman

Kate Kelly

Kate_Kelly_Esq

In @Rewire_News today— I explain some fascinating history & how the Equal Rights Amendment + 19th Amendment are inextricably intertwined.Today, two fights are left unwon— universal suffrage & ratification of

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