20 States Where Women Could Vote Before 1920

Women have officially been able to vote for more than a century, but these 20 states had already given women the right to vote before the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Central Jersey

Monthly Column: 19th Amendment — Women’s Right to Vote

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman

A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian society Brigit Katz - Correspondent Works like Tissot's The Convalescent (1872), ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide

An 1880 Harper's Weekly illustration titled Women at the Polls in New Jersey in the Good Old Times Historica Graphica Collection / Heritage Images / Getty Images The first New Jersey State ...
Janesville Gazette

Historical Society program will focus on 19th Century women artists

JANESVILLE — Local women artists of a bygone era will be the focus of a program this weekend at the The Rock County Historical Society’s campus in Janesville. The Historical Society will present “19th ...
Essence

How 'The Gilded Age' Costumes Center Upper Class Black Women From The 19th Century

Since Peggy’s father, Arthur Scott (John Douglas Thompson), is a pharmacist, their costuming reflects the upper-middle class norms at the time: Arthur dons perfectly tailored suits while Peggy is ...

Rukhmabai Raut: How A Brave 19th-Century Indian Woman Risked Prison To End Her Child Marriage And Become The First Legal Divorcee

Rukhmabai Raut, married at 11, became the first woman in India to legally obtain a divorce, defying societal norms and ...
Essence

How Cheyney McKnight Uses Ancestral Design Techniques To Educate And Inspire

Cheyney McKnight says her work as a historical interpreter and researcher led to her path as a designer. McKnight launched Not Your Momma’s History in 2014, where she develops programming and makes ...