We date the expansion of voting rights to women in 1920, but the real story is a lot more complex.

A century after the 19th Amendment, it’s worth remembering why suffragists fought so hard, and who was fighting against them.

As the U.S. celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment, it’s vital to remember that some of its heroes were less than heroic.

African-American women were written out of the history of the woman suffrage movement.

The “Anthony Amendment” was introduced with no luck for 41 years. And even then, it wasn’t for everyone.

A century after women won the right to vote, The Atlantic reflects on the grueling fight for suffrage—and what came after.

Now all but forgotten, a group of New York socialites was instrumental to the success of the suffrage movement.

The unfinished business of the women’s vote.

It wasn’t a culminating moment, but the start of a new fight to secure voting rights for all Americans.

A brief history of the Massachusetts suffrage movement, and it's opposition, told through images of the time.

Wilson became a great supporter of the 19th Amendment, but only because he worked alongside a woman who spoke his language.

A humorous 1917 blank notebook invites consideration of the fight for women’s suffrage in the USA.

Opponents unleashed chaos to try to sabotage the expansion of voting rights. The strange interlude still holds lessons in how backlash works today.

How did American women win the right to vote? These images help bring their decades-long movement into focus.

A 1918 dispatch from a Yiddish newspaper documents the experiences of women legally voting for the first time.

It’s time to fight for the original and heretofore unachieved goals of the women’s movement.

A new book chronicles the twists and turns of the 75-year-path to securing the vote for women.

A look at the question of race versus gender in the quest for universal suffrage.

Canceled rallies. A looming election. A stretched health care system with a predominantly female face. Women’s frustrations then resonate loud and clear today.

Hispanic women and the fight for the 19th Amendment in New Mexico.