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Voting Rights
The 19th Amendment ushered in the right to vote for many women — and left many more out. Attaining access to the ballot remains a work in progress, with women, particularly women of color, and the LGBTQ+ community often at the forefront of the battle.
In This Collection
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Stacey Abrams group activating tool for Georgia voters to check if they are about to be purged
Fair Fight Action is helping voters verify if they are on the list of the more than 100,000 voters whose registration could be canceled.
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Meet some of the women behind the walkout over Texas voting bill
Two women lawmakers share what happened behind the scenes when they helped lead Democrats off the floor of the Texas House.
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Sweeping voting rights bill stalls in U.S. Senate
Vice President Kamala Harris vows "the fight is not over" to pass the For the People Act.
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Black Voters Matter is heading back to the battlefield
Black Voters Matter is leading a coalition of national civil rights and grassroots groups on the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights starting Saturday.
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In Tulsa and beyond, Biden tasks Black women with fighting the legacy of inequity
Harris, Fudge and Rice are among the administration leaders tackling intractable and politically divisive priorities.
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Pandemic restrictions may impact the nursing home vote
Women account for more than two-thirds of the nursing home population, which faces challenges to voting due to various changes prompted by the pandemic.
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Stacey Abrams keeps her focus on voting
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Abrams sees that it will change the way millions of Americans participate in the next election.