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100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box

Carrying on the Struggle After Suffrage

Mary McLeod Bethune Was at the Vanguard of More Than 50 Years of Black Progress

Winning the vote for women was a mighty struggle. Securing full liberation for women of color was no less daunting

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The Long Fight for Suffrage

The Bold Accomplishments of Women of Color Need to Be a Bigger Part of Suffrage History

Why Women Bring Their 'I Voted' Stickers to Susan B. Anthony's Grave

How Midwestern Suffragists Won the Vote by Attacking Immigrants

Only One Woman Who Was at the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention Lived to See Women Win the Vote

This Suffrage-Supporting Scientist Defined the Greenhouse Effect But Didn’t Get the Credit, Because Sexism

These Anti-Suffrage Postcards Warned Against Giving Women the Vote

Five Things to Know About the Declaration of Sentiments

Document Deep Dive: A Historic Moment in the Fight for Women’s Voting Rights

What Happened Next

The True Story of 'Mrs. America'

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The Equal Rights Amendment Is 97 Years Old and Still Not Part of the Constitution. Here’s Why

The Voting Machine That Displayed Different Ballots Based on Your Sex

What Schools Teach About Women’s History Leaves a Lot to Be Desired

The Suffragist Statue Trapped in a Broom Closet for 75 Years

The History of the Town Hall Debate

'Unbought And Unbossed': When a Black Woman Ran for the White House