Women of the Century

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  Women of the Century didn’t succeed despite adversity, but often because of it

  USA TODAY - Nicole Carroll

  They didn't just blaze a trail. They hammered one with their voices, their ideas and their grit. They did it at massive protests and in church basements, on big stages and in dusty fields. Some of the wins are known to history; some of the wins, only to them. They stood on the shoulders of …

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  Tennessee suffragists changed history ‘without firing a shot’

  USA TODAY - Tyler Whetstone

  Millions of women’s ability to vote freely in every election rested on the Tennessee legislature in 1920. By March 1920, 35 states had ratified the 19th Amendment, which extended the right to vote to American women, but one more was required to make it law. And there had been a lull in states …

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  Think you know everything about women’s suffrage? Here’s the history to unlearn

  USA TODAY - Lauren Young and Caitlyn Kelleher

  Time can often twist the real story, turning rumor into legend. There's plenty of "history" surrounding the 19th Amendment and the suffragists that needs to be unlearned. Votes for all women? The idea that all women wanted the right to vote and supported the suffragist movement is not true. There …

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  Women suffragists persisted for 70 years to win the right to vote in 1920

  USA TODAY - Veronica Bravo and Janet Loehrke

  It seems hard to believe that there was a time when American women were not able to participate in democracy. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified by 36 states and made law in 1920, finally gave women in the United States the right to vote, though women of color would still face …

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  Equal Rights Amendment: Will women ever have equal rights under federal law?

  USA TODAY - Coral Murphy

  Nearly half a century after the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress, the proposal to enshrine equality for women in the U.S. Constitution has gained new momentum. The timing is fortuitous, aligning with the centennial this month of the 19th Amendment securing women’s right to vote, and the …

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  Singers Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin and Queen Latifah among Women of the Century for entertainment

  USA TODAY - Staff

  Oscar winners. Best-selling musical artists. Super Bowl halftime performers. These our Women of the Century in entertainment. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, when women gained the right to vote USA TODAY put together a list of 100 Women of the Century, recognizing …