The movement in action: 2020 Women's March
North Country Public Radio quoted Christine on the importance of volunteering, organizing and participating in elections.
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100 Years of Women’s Voting Rights
The legacy of the 19th Amendment, women's political participation, and the continuing struggle for equal rights.
Women's political power · 1920–2020 and beyond
A century since the 19th Amendment, and the unfinished work
The 2020 centennial of the 19th Amendment was an opportunity to celebrate the movement that changed the law and confront the exclusions that remained. Ratification prohibited denying the vote on the basis of sex, but many Black women and other women of color still faced discriminatory barriers to voting.
Political participation is more than casting a ballot. It means organizing, advocating for reproductive freedom, developing leaders and ensuring survivors have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.
A century of voting rights
The Museum of the City of New York explores the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the barriers to voting that persisted after ratification.
Read the centennial historyA continuing movement
Winning the vote was a beginning, not an ending.
Seneca Falls
The women's rights convention adopted the Declaration of Sentiments and made political equality an organizing demand.
New York women win the vote
New York's referendum extended voting rights to women before the federal amendment, following decades of organizing.
The 19th Amendment
The amendment barred vote denial on account of sex. In practice, discrimination still prevented many women of color from voting.
Access remains contested
Voting-rights legislation and organizing challenged discriminatory barriers. Modern voter education, registration and political engagement remain essential.