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June 10, 1920

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Joel Byers

On June 10, 1920, the Republican National Convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage. They didn’t do it because they believed women had the intelligence to vote knowledgeably, but because the Democrats had endorsed… Continue reading →

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May 21, 1918

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Joel Byers

On May 21, 1918, the US House of Representatives passed the Amendment that allow women the right to vote. The male representatives reminded women that they weren’t required to vote and no one could force them to, if they… Continue reading →

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March 31, 1776

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams, the wife of future President and Founding Father, John Adams, wrote to her husband that women were “determined to foment a rebellion” if the new Declaration of Independence failed to guarantee their rights. Well, not the rights of all women, such as black women, or native women, or even … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1837

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1837 Canadia gave blacks the right to vote. Six months later they told them where the voting poll locations were. Several prominent American politicians, from both the North and the South, warned their northern neighbor that giving blacks the right to vote was a slippery slope. They said that … Continue reading →

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March 10, 1656

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1656 in the American colony of Virginia, suffrage was extended to all free men regardless of their religion including Catholics, but pagans, atheists, and worshipers of the Great Flying Spaghetti Monster were still barred from voting.

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February 7, 1971

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1971 Swiss men grudgingly accepted women suffrage and Swiss women unlocked their bedroom doors. The men weren’t happy, but their lederhosen got washed again.

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November 21, 1922

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1922, Rebecca L. Felton became the one and only women Senator from the state of Georgia. She was appointed to finish the term of the deceased Thomas E. Watson during the special election of his successor, She was sworn in and served 24 hours before the specially elected Walter … Continue reading →

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