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Road to Rickwood
WABE· 3 hours agoIt hosted everything from segregated baseball, a women’s suffrage event, a Klan rally and eventually, the first integrated sports team in Alabama. “The ...
Doctor, state senator, suffragist: Utah’s statue of Martha Hughes Cannon heads to D.C.
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe statue of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon — a famed leader in the women’s suffrage movement and the...
24 Bucket-List Places to Take Your Kids
Cheapism via AOL· 11 hours agoS. Constitution were signed. Then, walk across the cobblestone street to visit the Liberty Bell Center and learn about how everyone from Abolitionists to...
55 vintage photos show what life looked like in the 1920s
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 4 days agoProminent civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was also born in the 1920s. Martin Luther King...
On this day in history, June 4, 1919, Congress passes 19th Amendment, granting women the right to...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe race to ratify the 19th Amendment began on this day in history, June 4, 1919, after Congress...
'This day has finally come': Martha Cannon heads to Washington after 4-year delay
KSL Salt Lake City· 4 days agoScores of people lined a pathway, waving violet, gold and white flags — colors representing women's ...
Lady Rhondda: City to honour suffragette with statue
BBC News· 15 hours agoCouncil planners have given permission to erect a statue of a prominent suffragette in her hometown to honour its women. Lady Rhondda, born Margaret...
Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoLeaders from across the Americas have offered congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, whose thumping...
Ohioan who serves as US League of Women Voters co-CEO says voting is the baseline for democracy
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTwenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the Ohioans working on reform to the state’s...
Martha Gellhorn Was The Only Woman to Report on the D-Day Landings From the Ground
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoClouds of dust swirled and filled the night air as Martha Gellhorn walked up a rocky road on Omaha...
