#2020 suffrage

[remembernativeamericans]

In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What’s Next.

The 19th Amendment did not bring the right to vote to all Native women, but two experts in a conversation said it did usher in the possibility of change.

Today marks the 100-year celebration of  Womens Equality Day . Although Native Women were highly involved in early suffrage activism, the 19th amendment would not fully apply to them until as late as 1962. Native suffragists still took advantage of these opportunities to speak about pressing issues in their communities — Native voting, land loss, and treaty rights.

[sherdnerdcollective]

In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What’s Next.

The 19th Amendment did not bring the right to vote to all Native women, but two experts in a conversation said it did usher in the possibility of change.

[sadoldjonny]

For Black Suffragists, the Lens Was a Mighty Sword

Photographs of generations of Black suffragists offer invaluable documents about their thwarted and central roles in the history of women’s rights.

[tubbsmccracken]

For Black Suffragists, the Lens Was a Mighty Sword

Photographs of generations of Black suffragists offer invaluable documents about their thwarted and central roles in the history of women’s rights.

[renamerolandopo]

In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What They Seek Now.

The 19th Amendment did not bring the right to vote to all Native women, but two experts in a conversation said it did usher in the possibility of change.