1919 Votes for Women
Generations of women struggled for the right to vote until a century ago, when the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. The suffrage offered the possibility for women to vote for the first time. Still, not all women. African American women were denied equal access to the ballot and they struggle for equality continued until the 1960s. The National Museum of African American History and Culture shares five stories of African American suffragists.
The centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States is celebrated in a series of exhibition throughout town: Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence, is open at the National Portrait Gallery March 29, 2019 – January 5, 2020. It features more than 120 portraits and objects that explore the American suffrage movement and the political challenges faced by women between 1832 until 1865.