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Prominent woman's suffrage advocates parade in an open car supporting the ratification of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote in federal elections. (From left) W.L. Prendergast, W.L. Colt, Doris Stevens, and Alice Paul; c. 1910-15.

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Women casting their vote in New York City, c. 1920s. At Fifty-sixth and Lexington Avenue, the women voters showed no ignorance or trepidation, but cast their ballots in a businesslike way that bespoke study of suffrage."

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter, Harriot--from a daguerreotype 1856

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How women won the right to vote around the world

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