Going places: Centennial of 19th Amendment is Great Time to Follow in Footsteps of Suffragists in NYS - News Summed Up

Going places: Centennial of 19th Amendment is Great Time to Follow in Footsteps of Suffragists in NYS


To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same. “If one wants to honor Susan B. Anthony today, a clear stance against any form of voter suppression would be welcome. Support for the Equal Rights Amendment would be well received. Fourteen years after her death, the 19th “Susan B. Anthony” Amendment was finally ratified and women throughout America were welcome at polling places.” (www.visitrochester.com/susanb2020)The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, was ratified in 1920, 14 years after Anthony died, in 1906. She worked very closely with prominent women’s rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, often holding meetings in her home.


Source: Huffington Post August 25, 2020 13:18 UTC



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