America 1865-Present

Overview

From the earliest settlers in America to the twentieth century, women have fought to gain their rightful place in American society. Their contributions have been impressive, but it was not until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919, that women achieved their long struggle for the right to vote.

Suffrage

Women standing outside Suffrage headquarters.

Woman suffrage headquarters in Upper Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
(Library of Congress)