women's suffrage

Suffragists coalesced in San Francisco to push for nationwide women' suffrage and send a petition to Congress for the vote.

For pioneering journalist Bessie Beatty, women’s suffrage and the plight of labor were linked inextricably.

Formed in 1912 for “women who did things—and did them openly,” the Heterodoxy Club laid the groundwork for a century of American feminism.

Contrary to contemporary claims, Susan B. Anthony and her peers rarely discussed abortion, which only emerged as a key political issue in the 1960s.

Cocktails — the ingredients, the stories, the pageantry — can reveal more than expected about the Gilded Age.

Many early stories praise her work ethic and devotion. But with Mrs. Claus usually hitting the North Pole’s glass ceiling, some writers started to push back.

Two new books on the history of feminism emphasize global grassroots efforts and the influence of American women labor leaders on international agreements.

Zooming in on the places where early women photographers could build a career.

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

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee fought for the rights of women on two sides of the world.

The history of suffrage in the South—indeed, the nation—is messy and fraught, and more contentious than is typically remembered.

A look at voter rights through political cartoons.

In 1920, my American-born great-grandmother, Ida Brown, married a Russian immigrant in New York City.

A century after the passage of the 19th Amendment, women with felony convictions remain disenfranchised.

The process varied by state, with some making accommodations for the new voting bloc and others creating additional obstacles.

The amendment didn't “give” women the right to vote. It wasn’t a gift; it was a hard-won victory achieved after more than seventy years of suffragist agitation.

Racism and sexism were bound together in the fight to vote – and Black women made it clear they would never cede the question of their voting rights to others.

African American women played a significant and sometimes overlooked role in the struggle to gain the vote.

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

How the politics of American imperialism often intersected with calls for women's suffrage.