Suffrage Movement

Pivotal Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee:

“Tennessee played a pivotal role in the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920. By that summer, 35 of the 36 states necessary had ratified the amendment. Eight states had rejected the amendment, and five had not voted. Suffragists saw Tennessee as their last, best hope for ratification before the 1920 presidential election. Governor Albert H. Roberts called a special session of the General Assembly on August 9 to consider the issue. Pro-suffrage and anti-suffrage activists from around the state and the country descended on Nashville, intent on influencing the legislature.” …read more

Virtual Tour of Alan LeQuire’s Woman Suffrage Sculpture in Nashville’s Centennial Park

Tennessean Article

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex”– Nineteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution”… read more

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