Celebrating the 19th Amendment and Women’s Suffrage

On August 18, 1920, the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Enshrining the right to vote regardless of gender, ratification offered new political power for millions of women — and heralded other important voting rights efforts still to come.

Celebrate a century of women’s suffrage and political power through the stories of these remarkable women featured in our free educational comics.

• Madeleine Albright
  Former refugee, legendary diplomat, and women’s rights champion.
• Katharine Lee Bates
  Author of the words to “America the Beautiful.”

• Molly Brown
  An unsinkable advocate for women’s political power.

• Elizabeth Ensley
  An influential activist despite limited means.
  

• Ellis Meredith
  Suffragette, journalist and trailblazer for women’s politics.
  

• Minnie J. Reynolds Scalabrino
  Rocky Mountain News, who influenced public opinion in favor of women’s right to vote.

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