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Remembering the Ladies:
Women in the United States were not granted the right to vote until 1920. Nevertheless, as evidenced here, women were organizing and petitioning for equal rights since the country was founded. In the process, they redefined the opening words of the US Constitution -- "We the People" -- to include both sexes:
* How did women communicate to the Federal Government before they could vote?
* How did they win the right to vote?
* What other rights did women have to fight for?
The letters, photographs, petitions, and laws displayed here enable us to explore our collective past for the answers. |