Lessons from the struggle for women's suffrage
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It was 103 years ago that women were granted the right to vote in the United States. The passage of the 19th Amendment was a revolutionary change to the U.S. Constitution. Today women remain underrepresented in elected leadership. Women make up 47 percent of the workforce, but women make up 29 percent of the seats in Congress. How has the 19th Amendment changed America?
It was 103 years ago that women were granted the right to vote in the United States. The passage of the 19th Amendment was a revolutionary change to the U.S. Constitution. Today women remain underrepresented in elected leadership. Women make up 47 percent of the workforce, but women make up 29 percent of the seats in Congress. How has the 19th Amendment changed America?
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100 years later, today's activists can learn from suffrage movement
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UBC Press One Hundred Years of Struggle - The History of Women and the Vote in Canada, By Joan Sangster
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The 19th Amendment anniversary: 10 lessons for today's protesters from women's suffrage
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What activists today can learn from the women's suffrage movement - The Washington Post
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Best children's books and YA books this month - The Washington Post
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History In A Nutshell Women's Suffrage Movement Season, 40% OFF
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UBC Press Women's Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy
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Lessons from the struggle for women's suffrage
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Suffrage Strategies: Voices for Votes, Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress
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Women's suffrage myths and the lesser known women suffragists