women's suffrage

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Vanderbilt—railroad magnate, shipowner, practicing spiritualist—took a particular shine to Tennie and bankrolled two of the sisters’ most shocking initiatives: the first woman-owned stock brokerage in America; and a weekly newspaper, Woodhull and Claflin’s Weekly, which supported free love, women’s suffrage and progressive reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her show “Suffs,” which is about the women’s suffrage movement leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment, opens Tuesday at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre as part of its inaugural national tour.

From Los Angeles Times

But this is foundational stuff for a filmmaker specializing in American figures, institutions and events — the Dust Bowl, Prohibition, women’s suffrage, baseball, the buffalo, Muhammad Ali, the Central Park Five, Frank Lloyd Wright, the National Parks and Mark Twain.

From Los Angeles Times

There he involves his wife, Lady Jane, who must balance securing their entry into London high society — and thus their future prospects — with her growing involvement in women’s suffrage.

From Los Angeles Times

The Pentagon later clarified that Hegseth doesn’t oppose women’s suffrage.

From Salon