suffrage

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These ranged from facts about the history of women’s suffrage to the founding of Puerto Rico’s oldest punk band, La Experiencia de Toñito Cabanillas.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Somalians turned out in droves on Thursday to vote in local elections in the capital Mogadishu -- the first by universal suffrage in nearly 60 years -- with the city locked down amid security concerns.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

The suffrage coin showed a marcher with a “votes for women” sign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The Pentagon later clarified that Hegseth doesn’t oppose women’s suffrage.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025

While Elizabeth Cady Stanton was overseas, Susan B. Anthony continued to be singularly devoted to the cause of female suffrage.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling