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August 26, 1920 was the date that the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was finally ratified and took effect -- so this week is the 90th anniversary of women's vote. In honor of that anniversary, I've focused on woman suffrage (or women's suffrage) in this issue. (If you're confused about whether the correct term is "woman suffrage" or "women's suffrage" -- or whether the term "suffragette" is correct -- see articles listed below the top 4 below.)
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August 26, 1920: The Day the Suffrage Battle Was Won
On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee legislature voted -- by one vote! -- to ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the vote. But it was still almost a week before parliamentary maneuvers and official certification could be completed, and the Amendment officially ratified. Read more about that last part of the long road to women's suffrage: August 26, 1920: The Day the Suffrage Battle Was Won
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Women's Suffrage Quiz
Check out how much you know about the women's suffrage movement with this online quiz: Women's Suffrage Quiz
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Wordless Wednesday - The International Movement
While we honor the end of the suffrage battle in the United States 90 years ago this week, we remember that the suffrage struggle was not limited to the U.S. but was an international movement. See some of the faces of the women who won suffrage around the world: Wordless Wednesday - The International Movement
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Woman Suffrage Timeline International
The vote for women is still a question in some parts of the world. In Afghanistan, for instance, women have the vote officially -- but in 2009 many were unable to exercise their right to vote because women could only vote at women-only polling places, and not enough staff could be recruited in time to open all those locations. How has the vote for women progressed around the world? Here are some of the milestones to give a sense of the progress: Woman Suffrage Timeline International
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