“By a miracle the 19th amendment has been ratified, we women now have a weapon of defense &
“By a miracle the 19th amendment has been ratified, we women now have a weapon of defense … it will be a shame to us if we do not use it … Hold meetings, every time you meet a woman talk to her about going to the polls and vote!” Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, she became a national activist for civil rights and suffrage. Note: The 1920 United States presidential election was the first election in which women from every state were allowed to vote, following the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in August 1920. More than eight million women voted for the first time. However, in some southern states, African-American women couldn’t vote until the 1960s. In addition, Native American women and Asian women were only granted citizenship much later and were not able to vote in 1920.Photo: October 28 1920 – Lady Liberty shakes hands with a woman holding a ballot, congratulating her on winning the right to vote. Life Magazine -- source link
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