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Tennessee helped ensure White women’s right to vote. A century later, Black women there fight new battles.
In August 1920, the Tennessee Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment, adding women’s right to vote to the U.S. Constitution. A century later, three Black women involved in Tennessee politics talk about the unfinished business behind the anniversary.
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Michelle Obama could turn out the ‘Becoming Vote’
When the former first lady speaks at the Democratic National Convention, she could marshal enthusiasm among her memoir’s readership, a group that is at least 11 million strong.
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Democratic National Convention: How to watch
The 2020 Democratic National Convention begins on Monday, August 17, but the four-day event will be virtual this year.
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Kamala Harris applauds Biden’s “audacity to choose a Black woman to be his running mate”
In Harris’s first interview since becoming Biden’s vice presidential pick, she spoke about voter access, how the pandemic has exacerbated inequities and how a Biden-Harris campaign will prioritize marginalized communities.
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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik wants to elect more Republican women into office
In a conversation with The 19th, the Republican congresswoman talked about why her new political action committee aims to elect more women to her party, and she offered advice to women thinking about running.
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Republican women grapple with the future of their party
GOP strategist Sarah Longwell asks congressional candidates Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee and Beth Van Duyne at The 19th's Virtual Summit whether Republicans have a ‘women problem.’
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At least 183 Democratic women are on U.S. House ballots, breaking 2018 record
At least 78 Republican women will be competing in November, a record number for that party.
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Michigan’s ‘tampon tax’ challenged in new lawsuit
The litigation is part of a national movement toward exempting menstrual products from states' sales taxes.
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Kamala Harris named vice presidential running mate to Joe Biden
The announcement marks history as Harris becomes the first woman of color to be named a vice presidential candidate for a major party.
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Stacey Abrams on the unequal history of voting rights in America
In a conversation with The 19th, Abrams said the nation’s voting rights are in peril — but there is still time to take action.