suffrage
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The fight for women’s suffrage, the prohibition movement and other progressive achievements marked the years before the sesquicentennial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
These ranged from facts about the history of women’s suffrage to the founding of Puerto Rico’s oldest punk band, La Experiencia de Toñito Cabanillas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
“The struggle for suffrage was just around the corner,” notes Fink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
Somalians turned out in droves on Thursday to vote in local elections in the capital Mogadishu -- the first by universal suffrage in nearly 60 years -- with the city locked down amid security concerns.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Both women stayed at the elegant Hermitage Hotel, which became ground zero in the suffrage fight.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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