WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, gave women in the United States the right to vote. South Carolina’s state legislature had rejected the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, American citizens can vote regardless of race or gender, but that hasn’t always been the case. When the U.S. was founded ...

The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, granting women the right to vote. First introduced in Congress in 1878, the 19th Amendment was not easily ...

The US National Archives has permanently expanded its iconic display with the original documents that ended slavery. Read ...

Even in this time of intimidation and political violence, the 19th Amendment stands as one of the most hard-won triumphs in American history. It wasn’t the product of a single generation; instead, it ...

Explore the long and determined road that women travelled to earn their right to vote during a free program at 6:30 p.m. March 9 at Mentor Public Library’s Lake Branch, 5642 Andrews Road in ...

After decades of argument, Congress passed the 19th amendment, allowing women to vote, in June 1919. It needed to be ratified by 36 states to become law. Nebraska legislators voted unanimously on ...

The year was 1916, and Montgomery was one stop on a perilous 10,700-mile loop around the country for Alice Burke and Nell ...

Calling all history buffs and those curious to know what happened “in the day”! There are a couple of programs coming up that will intrigue those who relish learning more about the past. One is being ...