National Archives, Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs
A New Display in the Library from the National Archives and the Alleghany Historical Museum.
Just in time for the upcoming election!
American women were long denied the right to vote. In 1920, the newly ratified 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the states from denying the vote on the basis of sex.
For (much!) more information, please visit:
https://museum.archives.gov/rightfully-hers
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