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Women's Equality Day celebrates passage of the 19th Amendment

Aug. 26 (UPI) --While the 19th Amendment was ratified on Aug. 20, 1920, it was certified on Aug. 26, which is why Americans celebrate Women's Equality Day annually on that day. After 105 years, ...
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On This Day: 19th Amendment ratified giving women the vote

Aug. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1227, Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign ...
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This Day in History - August 2: The Nebraska Legislature ratifies the Nineteenth Amendment

After decades of argument, Congress passed the 19th amendment, allowing women to vote, in June 1919. It needed to be ratified by 36 states to become law. Nebraska legislators voted unanimously on ...
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League of Women Voters South Bend celebrates 19th Amendment, gears up for voter registration event

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Today is National Women’s Equality Day — marking the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Beth North, president of the League of Women ...