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Happy Women’s Equality Day from the American Museum of Women’s History Congressional Commission!

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This day honors the anniversary of the 19th Amendment becoming law, legally giving women the right to vote nation-wide. The suffrage movement was a struggle that lasted seventy-two years, with most of those who started it in 1848 not around to see it finally succeed in 1920. The Commission recognizes the importance of these suffragists, Read More …

Senator Baldwin Introduces Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Act

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  On June 16, 2016, Senator Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin introduced bill S. 3073, entitled the “Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Act”. If passed, the bill will establish a commission to “ensure a suitable observance” of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave American women the right to vote nationwide. The Read More …