Today is the 88th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment. It is a day to celebrate! It's hard to believe that we have not even had this right for 100 years and many people choose not to vote. So remember to honor the Suffragettes that worked so hard, suffered humiliation and unjust incarceration so your voice can be heard! Your vote does make a difference. Plus, you know the rule...you can't complain about who got elected unless you voted against them. Okay, enough of my soap box.
Here's how to learn more:
Books
Failure Is Impossible, by Lynn Sherr
Founding Sisters and the Nineteenth Amendment, by Eleanor Clift
The Solitude of Self, by Vivian Gornick
Websites
Wiki Suffragette Site
Wiki 19th Amendment
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Women of Protest
Library of Congress: The Early Leaders
1 comment:
Thanks to the suffragettes, women now have voices and choices!
But, as you point out, most people are totally in the dark about HOW the suffragettes won.
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