Reposted from @quotabelle - “The best protector any woman can have, one that will serve her at all times and in all places, is courage.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton . . 100 years ago today, the US Senate passed the proposed 19th Amendment to the US Constitution sending it to the states to ratify to give women the right to vote. It took decades of work to get to this point ~ and it would be more than another year before the amendment would become law in August 1920. Many courageous and determined women worked tirelessly, in addition to the two best known names, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Among them: Alice Paul, Mary Church Terrell, Lucretia Mott, Ida B. Wells and Hallie Quinn Brown, to name a few. And, research in recent years shows that many of these leaders looked to Native American women of the time to learn from the political power and respect afforded women of indigenous nations. Cheers to the many women and men who courageously championed freedom and equality ~ and those among us to continue to be vocal to protect equal rights and human rights. . #BeautifullySaid by #elizabethcadystanton #suffragette #19thamendment #suffrage100 #womensrighttovote #womenleaders #gritandgrace #quotabelle - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTNo4Rlek-/?igshid=4w1xwbncoh35
