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Afghanistan: 2004 presidential election
Is there a difference between a suffragist and a suffragette?
Why is voting important?
Timeline of voting rights Nelson Mandela: 1994 election Woman suffrage: In the United States, 1776–1959
How women won the right to vote around the world
Understand the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election, focusing on the younger generations
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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.
Votes for Women
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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A young black girl voting on election day
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Is there a difference between a suffragist and a suffragette?
We wouldn't blame you for thinking they were synonyms.
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Why is voting important?
Learn more about suffrage, the expansion of the electorate, and the importance of...
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How women won the right to vote around the world
A history of women's suffrage around the world.
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Understand the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election, focusing on the younger generations
Learn more about voting rights and the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election...
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Afghanistan: 2004 presidential election
In preparation for the 2004 election, an Afghan woman obtains her voter registration...
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Nelson Mandela: 1994 election
Nelson Mandela voting in South Africa's historic 1994 election, the first time in...
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Timeline of voting rights
Explore the history of voting rights in the United States.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Woman suffrage: In the United States, 1776–1959
*The phrase partial suffrage indicates a variety of limitations imposed...
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