Excerpt from the “Boston Letter” article on Suffrage from Greenfield Gazette and Courier newspaper

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On June 4, 1919, the Senate passed the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The Massachusetts Legislature ratified it on June 25, 1919, and was the eighth state to do so. Those against ratification wanted a referendum in the next election, but the Senate voted to ratify by an overwhelming majority. The active participation of women in the war effort from 1917 to 1918, helped to win support for the amendment, which became part of the Constitution on August 26, 1920.

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Item typePeriodicals
Newspaper
PublisherGreenfield Gazette and Courier
Date1919-06-28
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts; Massachusetts
TopicGender, Gender Roles, Women
Politics, Government, Law, Civics
Manners, Morals, Ethics
Civil Rights, Protest, Dissent
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 1.75 in Width: 1.50 in
Catalog #L08.023
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Greenfield Gazette and Courier. [Excerpt from the “Boston Letter” article on Suffrage from Greenfield Gazette and Courier newspaper.] June 28, 1919. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l08-023/. Accessed on November 10, 2024.

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