August 26, 1920: Half of American Democracy Awakened — 72 Years of the Women's Suffrage Movement
Women excluded from democracy since the nation's founding raised their voices at Seneca Falls in 1848, and after 72 years of struggle, won the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920. And the hidden truth that Black women had to wait another 45 years for their true right to vote.
Mar 8, 2026