women's 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
Reacting to this concentration of wealth and power, a progressive movement emerged, advocating for new public “institutional” stabilizers like labor rights, women's suffrage, estate taxation, social security, antitrust legislation and effective regulation.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024
Many donned white clothing in honour of the women's suffrage movement.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
In 1869, the women’s suffrage movement experienced its first victory: The territory of Wyoming became the first US jurisdiction to grant women the right to vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
