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Suffrage parade, New York City, May 6, 1912
Suffrage parade, women march to win their right to vote in New York City, May 6, 1912

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Nineteenth Amendment Granting Women's Suffrage Was Sent to the States
June 4, 1919

Do you ever hear people talking about voting or elections? Could you imagine if only men could vote but women could not? More than likely, when your great grandmother was young, she wasn't allowed to vote, even though your great grandfather could.
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