women's 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

You get two competing organizations, and women's suffrage is kind of eclipsed for another 50 years.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

"Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of slavery to women's suffrage and prison reform."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Between 1909 and 1971, the Constitution was amended 11 more times—on average, about twice per decade—to do things like guarantee women’s suffrage, bar poll taxes, and include the District of Columbia in the Electoral College.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

On January 9, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress offering his support for women’s suffrage, describing it as a war measure.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling