Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Women Suffragist End

Women gained the right to vote August 26, 1920; the 19th Amendment was formally incorporated into the US Constitution.

Secretary of State, Colby, as the last vote came in, finished his morning cup of coffee, signed the document and said, "I turn to the women of America and say: 'You may now fire when you are ready. You have been enfranchised.'"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cool thing to remember. On another note (and post) I love the Beatles too - we could have gone to that concert together! :-D

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