On this day...

[Kali]

It was on this day in 1920 that the 19th Amendment was formally incorporated into the U.S. Constitution. It said: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." It ended more than 70 years of struggle by the suffragist movement.

Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed the proclamation that morning at 8 a.m. at his home. There was no ceremony of any kind, and no photographers were there to capture the moment. And none of the leaders of the woman suffrage movement were present to see him do it. Colby just finished his cup of coffee and signed the document with a regular, steel pen. Then he said, "I turn to the women of America and say: 'You may now fire when you are ready. You have been enfranchised.'"

[WillParkinson]

1. Congratulations ladies!

:applause: :yourock:

[niyad]

2. will be interesting to see if any mention is made of this on the msm

have you seen "Iron Jawed Angels"? or "Shoulder to Shoulder" (a pbs miniseries on the british suffrage movement)

when you think what women had to go through to simply get the right to vote (and, hey, it ONLY took 150 years) it is amazing.

[Kali]

3. sounds interesting

haven't seen them