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Subjects – Suffrage
Representative Thetus Sims of Tennessee
April 25, 1852
On this date, Representative Thetus Sims of Tennessee was born in Waynesboro, Tennessee.
The first woman to address a congressional committee
January 11, 1871
On this date, Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to address a congressional committee.
Suffragist Susan B. Anthony’s petition to the 43rd Congress
January 22, 1874
On this date, suffragist Susan B. Anthony’s petition to the 43rd Congress (1873–1875) regarding a fine she received for illegal voting was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
The House’s 1918 passage of a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote
January 10, 1918
The House passed a constitutional amendment granting Women in Congress the right to vote by a count of 274 to 136
The 19th Amendment
August 26, 1920
On this date, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby proclaimed the 19th Amendment—extending the vote to women—ratified as part of the Constitution.