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National Support for Suffrage
This is the FIRST time women's suffrage is supported nationally. Theodore Roosevelt is elected as President of the United States, and his Bull Moose Party supports women's rights to vote. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tr-gable/
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Suffrage Parade
Women had been fighting for equal rights for over 60 years. In 1913, over 5,000 women marched in Washington D.C. for universal women's suffrage. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/03/03/this-day-history-1913-womens-suffrage-parade
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Jeannette Rankin Election
Jeannette Rankin had been fighting for women's rights for years. in 1916, she made history by becoming the FIRST woman to ever be elected to the United States Congress. https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/jeannette-rankin
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President Woodrow Wilson Supports Suffrage
President Woodrow Wilson gives a speech before Congress in support of guaranteeing women the right to vote. Senate had yet to vote on the measure. This was following a long period of time of Wilson's lack of support of women's suffrage. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-woodrow-wilson-speaks-in-favor-of-female-suffrage
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19th Amendment Passed
Congress passes the 19th Amendment, which ensured the voting rights of all genders. Suffragists still had work to do, however, to confirm the ratification of the amendment in the states. https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xix
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19th Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment fully goes into effect, and all women have the right to vote in the United States. Women continue to work towards reform after this. https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xix
http://www.crusadeforthevote.org/19-amendment
