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Wisconsin ratified federal Equal Rights Amendment 50 years ago yet still struggles to pass a state...
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoAPPLETON — Women’s rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers gathered in Appleton earlier this month...
'Why can't Mother vote?' Two Tennesseans vital to passage of 19th Amendment | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 18, 1920, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to ratify the 19th Amendment. Since...
How Tennessee became the pivotal state to ratify women's suffrage | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by...
On This Day, Feb. 3: 15th Amendment ratified
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn 1870 print celebrating the passage of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...
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...
Why the 18th Amendment on Prohibition was approved and later repealed | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by...
On This Day, Jan. 16: 18th Amendment -- prohibition of alcohol -- ratified
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNew York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach (R) watches agents pour liquor into sewer...
6 times US presidents were temporarily removed from office with the 25th Amendment
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPresident Donald Trump could temporarily or permanently hand power over to Vice President Mike Pence...
What Is Women’s Equality Day?
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat does Women’s Equality Day honor? Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 and commemorates the 19th amendment granting women the right to...
Who was the first congresswoman? How Montana Rep. Rankin made history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWomen won the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified, but three years before...