On Aug. 18, 1920, a 24-year-old state legislator from East Tennessee walked into the Tennessee House chamber wearing a red rose on his lapel. Red meant no. The chamber was deadlocked 48-48. The 19th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, American citizens can vote regardless of race or gender, but that hasn't always been the case. When the U.S. was founded ...

Aug. 26 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1920, eight days after it was ratified, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect -- giving women the right to vote. In 1964, Democrats ...

Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the U.S. on Aug. 26 each year. Since its inception in 1971, this day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1227, Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Smithsonian Associates program coordinator and author Rebecca Roberts details the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment. The Nineteenth ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Holly Corbett covers bias, workplace culture, and social movements. The 19th Amendment is part of a larger story about voting ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso chapter of the League of Women Voters will host an event August 22 to commemorate the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Misty Heggeness highlighted the significance of Harry Burn as it relates to the 19th Amendment. Author Misty Heggeness highlighted the ...

In high school, I had reading phases spanning myriad genres, ranging from an intense interest in wild fantasy sagas to a soft spot for memoirs and especially a strange fixation for historical fiction ...