Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lisa Tetrault, a historian and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, noted many people misunderstand how that 19th amendment ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (The College Today) — One hundred years ago today, women’s voices were finally heard, their opinions finally given equal weight, their priorities finally afforded a chance to be ...

The American suffrage movement spanned decades, women working steadily and tirelessly until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, giving women the ...

Director Leigh Silverman says the musical about the women's suffrage movement feels timely and relatable, with a Tony-winning ...

When suffragist Jeannette Rankin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1916, she made a prescient prediction: “I may be the first woman member of Congress. But I won’t be the ...

This year marks 100 years since the passage of the 19th amendment, which sought to guarantee all American women the right to vote. Many Americans believe they know the full story of American suffrage ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker a librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article by Marty Kuhlman, a history ...

This article is part of She Resisted, an interactive experience celebrating the pioneering strategies of the women’s suffrage movement. Black women formed clubs to support their communities as early ...

Women argued, protested and took to the streets as they fought for the right to vote. They were arrested and jailed. Some were beaten. Others risked their marriages and their standing in the community ...