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Who was the first congresswoman? How Montana Rep. Rankin made history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWomen won the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified, but three years before...
She was elected to Congress before women had the right to vote, blazing a trail that continues today
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote, a suffragist social worker from...
20 vintage photos of suffragettes that will make you want to get out and vote
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSuffragettes parade through New York City.Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images The 19th Amendment...
Today in History: March 4, Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in...
Daily Briefing: Was it 'tragic human error'?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe stationmaster charged in Greece's deadliest train crash allegedly directed the two trains traveling in opposite directions onto the same track. Also...
On This Day, Nov. 7: Richard Nixon re-elected
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Warren Burger (R) administers the oath of office to incumbent President Richard Milhous Nixon (L) for his second...
16 books written by or highlighting the achievements of women
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMarch is both Women's History Month and National Reading Month. So it's appropriate to share some...
Montana’s Ronnie Jo Horse is making Native voices heard and building future leaders
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRonnie Jo Horse is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a...
Call House members ‘representatives.’ Not ‘congressmen’ or ‘congresswomen.’
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFor most of the nation’s history, members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been addressed...
55 quotes that celebrate women's strength and contributions
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRead these strong women quotes when you need to be reminded of your own strength and character. Find...
