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Not All Women Gained the Vote in 1920

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Native women helped shape the fight for women’s suffrage, but were denied the very rights they inspired.⁠
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Leaders like Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Lucy Nicolar Polaw, and Zitkala-Ša fought fiercely to protect Native sovereignty and secure voting rights for their communities, even as they were excluded from the victories of the suffrage movement.⁠
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The complex history of voting rights is a reminder that justice is rarely won all at once. The fight continues until every community is free to participate fully and equally.
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This #WomensHistoryMonth, and every month, we uplift Native women and their ongoing leadership in the fight for voting rights and justice.⁠
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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/vote-not-all-women-gained-right-to-vote-in-1920/
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Not All Women Gained the Vote in 1920

For many women, the 19th Amendment was only the beginning of a much longer fight.

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