#19th amendment

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

These MAGA fucks won't be happy until we return to a time when only straight, white, male, Christian, land-owners could vote! Women, wake up! They won't stop at taking away your right to make decisions about your own body. They want to take away your right to vote! What will be next?

[newyorkthegoldenage]

In the first national election held after the passage of the 19th Amendment, women line up to cast their ballots at 111th Street and Broadway, November 2, 1920.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Fine Art America

[deadpresidents]

Did women voters support Lincoln or his opponents?

Nope.

This is a joke message, right? You're trying to lighten the mood because of the war and the gas prices and groceries being unaffordable and the insane heat wave here in California despite the fact that it's March, right? You're trying to add some levity because we're living through a hellish nightmare where we wake up every day and realize that Donald Trump is still President for nearly three more years and that even if something happened to him, we'd be stuck with JD Vance. That is what you are doing, right? Because you're not seriously asking me how women cast their votes -- in the United States -- in the Presidential elections of 1860 and 1864. Right?

Right?!?

Because if this is a serious question, here are more pictures to help answer your question instead of words because I'd probably use a lot of profanity otherwise:

(But here are some words, too, just to be perfectly fucking clear: the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920 -- which means women in the United States weren't able to vote in Presidential elections until Harding vs. Cox in November 1920. And, if you were a woman of color, that right wasn't protected by the federal government until 1965 -- and is currently in danger once again.)

[saywhat-politics]

Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote

1590: John White finds "Lost Colony" 1963: Meredith graduates from Ole Miss 1983: Hurricane Alicia hits Texas

Today in history:

On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.

Also on this date:

In 1590, John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony (in present-day North Carolina), returned to Roanoke after nearly three years abroad only to find the settlement deserted; the fate of the “Lost Colony” remains a mystery.

[todaysdocument]

Telegram Opposing Women's Suffrage to Knute Nelson

Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. SenateSeries: Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or TabledFile Unit: Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 64th Congress

Mrs. C. T. Jaffray, Mrs. W. S. Dwinnell, and Mrs. C. M. Hanson sent this telegram to Senator Knute Nelson urging him to vote against the federal amendment to grant women suffrage. 

RECEIVED AT

A 489 CH 48 NL 8 EX JAN 13 1916

MINNEAPOLIS MINN' 12

HONORABLE KNUTE NELSON 1887

U. S. SENATE WASHINGTON DC

WE EARNESTLY URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE FEDERAL AMENDMENT GRATING SUFFRAGE TO WOMEN UNTIL NOW THE STATES HAVE RESERVED TO THEMSELVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUFFRAGE AND NO GOOD REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR DEPARTURE THEREFROM

MRS CT JAFFRAY

MRS W S DWINNELL MRS C M HANSON

[whenweallvote]

Yes, the 19th Amendment officially granted women the right to vote — but this did not include ALL women. Despite their contributions to the women’s suffrage movement, Black women and women of color continued to fight for their voting rights long after 1920. Today we honor and celebrate Black women’s continued fight for our vote.

Take it from our Founder Michelle Obama: “We owe it to ourselves, and to our kids and grandkids, to make our voices heard. That's what our mothers and grandmothers did for us. And now it's our turn."

Do your part and register to vote now at WeAll.Vote/register.

[onlytiktoks]

[writergeekrhw]

WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY (8/26/25)

Tuesday, 8/26/25, is the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote. To celebrate, my awesome better half, Celeste, has arranged a march in Washington DC! So if you're in the greater DC area and want to join her, meet up at noon at Constitution and Pennsylvania. Costumes encouraged. Come dressed as your favorite female hero, real or fictional, or a Handmaid, or whatever you think might be fun. Or come as you are! All are welcome.

Here's the info:

8/26/25: Women's Equality Day March & Demonstration-Washington, DC, 12N-2P · Mobilize

And if you can't make it and still want to honor Women's Equality Day, Celeste suggests you wear a bracelet in suffragist colors (White, Gold, Purple) on Tuesday. To quote Celeste:

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MAKE A MY VOTE COUNTS BRACELET ON TUESDAY, 8/26/25:

Make a bracelet with yarn/ribbon/cloth scraps.  OR wear your beaded amethyst/selenite/gold bracelets in a trio on Tuesday.  

Know that you, as a woman, are celebrating your right under the 19th Amendment, ratified on 8/26/1920, to VOTE.

Wearing that bracelet in whatever way you create it, means MY VOTE COUNTS.

WHITE/GOLD/PURPLE wrist jewelry (quiet, but visual) non-partisan REVOLUTION.

💛🤍💜

#WhitePurpleGold_MyVoteCounts  or post a pic of you wearing W/G/P on your wrist with #myvotecounts

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Celeste went into this just trying to figure out what it took to get a demonstration permit in DC these days, then actually went forward with it. She's never organized anything like this before, and I'm super impressed she pulled it off.

So if you're in the area, please join her!

Happy Women's Equality Day.

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UPDATE

Celeste pulled it off without a hitch. Got her permit, police chased off the (unpermitted) counter-protestors, and a good time was had by all celebrating Women's Equality and the anniversary of the 19th Amendment.