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Nation Jun 25

The writings and activism of Black, bisexual feminist Alice Dunbar-Nelson

By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young

Arts Nov 06

History
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How a historic Nashville hotel played a key role in women’s suffrage

Nashville, Tennessee has a historic connection to the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920. Special correspondent Cat Wise visited the Hermitage Hotel, built in 1910 just steps from the state Capitol, where a hard-fought battle…

By Cat Wise, Claire Mufson

Arts Aug 29

formidable
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Elisabeth Griffith’s new book ‘Formidable,’ chronicles American women’s fight for equality

Ahead of the midterm election, there's growing concern among some Republicans that abortion, and the GOP candidates varying responses to it, could hurt them with voters this fall. But for some women, it's the latest front in the battle for…

By Judy Woodruff, Cybele Mayes-Osterman

Nation Oct 26

Susan B. Anthony’s headstone gets plastic shield for voter stickers

Her headstone, in a cemetery in Rochester, New York, now has a shield to prevent further degradation to the marble from the stickers' glue and the cleaners used to remove the stickers.

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 18

Gloria Steinem on the role of women of color in the suffrage movement

Feminist writer, author and activist Gloria Steinem said that Black, indigenous and other American women of color were essential to the suffrage movement even though their efforts have not historically always been recognized.

By Courtney Vinopal

Aug 18

A century ago, some American women won the right to vote. Here’s what women say today

By Laura Santhanam, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Eleven female voters shared their perspective about this moment’s significance with the PBS NewsHour, in their own words.

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Jun 28

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Celebrating female trailblazers for women’s suffrage centennial

By PBS NewsHour

Starting Monday, PBS will be airing a two-part series as part of its “Trailblazers” initiative, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage in America. The documentary, titled “And She Could Be Next” follows women candidates and organizers who are transforming American…

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Feb 15

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Cultural institutions celebrate women’s suffrage centennial

By Karla Murthy, Melanie Saltzman

The year 2020 marks the centennial anniversary for women's suffrage, when the 19th amendment took effect giving some women the right to vote in U.S. elections. And on Saturday, one of the movement's key figures, Susan B. Anthony, would have…

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Jan 29

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40 years later, the ERA is still not a part of the Constitution

Forty years ago, Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment, guaranteeing protection from discrimination on the basis of sex -- but it has never been ratified as a constitutional amendment. Now a campaign to ratify the ERA is gathering momentum, in…

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Nov 08

Hundreds of ‘I Voted’ stickers left at Susan B. Anthony’s grave

By Corinne Segal

Visitors flocked to Anthony's grave in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of "I Voted" stickers behind in a tribute to the women's suffrage leader.

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