The fight for women's suffrage, 1848-1920

Abstract

One hundred years ago, U.S. women gained a political voice — they were granted the right to vote. The Aug. 18 ratification of the 19th Amendment was a historic achievement that followed a more-than-70-year fight by women’s suffrage activists. These women went to great lengths for the right to vote, from picketing in front of the White House to lobbying in political settings where they were not allowed. Many were arrested. Because of this long-fought suffrage movement, women now are just as involved in political causes as men. In many elections of the past several years, women have outpaced men in percentage of voters. Marian Mollin, an associate professor of history at Virginia Tech, studies U.S. women’s history and social and political movements. This exhibition captures the work of professor Mollin and that of her students in the subject.