Women's Suffrage /tags/womens-suffrage Women's Suffrage en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:17:54 GMT ‘Beyond The Ballot’ Explores History Of Women’s Suffrage Movement In St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-07-30/monday-the-history-of-womens-suffrage-in-st-louis This month marks 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted U.S. women the right to vote. But the fight for women’s suffrage was a long one, starting many decades prior to that celebratory day in 1920. And St. Louis women were among some of the earliest suffragists around the country. One of them was Virginia Minor, who is often a footnote in narratives that focus on more prominent figures such as Susan B. Anthony. In 1872, Minor made her way to the registrar's office in her district, intent on registering to vote. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:17:54 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-07-30/monday-the-history-of-womens-suffrage-in-st-louis Evie Hemphill Women's Suffrage, Equal Rights 100 Years After Missouri Ratified 19th Amendment /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-11/womens-suffrage-equal-rights-100-years-after-missouri-ratified-19th-amendment July marks 100 years since former Missouri Governor Frederick Gardner signed a resolution ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The… Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:42:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-11/womens-suffrage-equal-rights-100-years-after-missouri-ratified-19th-amendment Lara Hamdan St. Louis women honor suffragists by re-enacting the "Golden Lane" of 1916 /government-politics-issues/2016-09-03/st-louis-women-honor-suffragists-by-re-enacting-the-golden-lane-of-1916 Hundreds of women celebrated the right to vote Saturday in downtown St. Louis by re-enacting a suffragette protest that took place on Locust Street during… Sun, 04 Sep 2016 03:08:12 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-09-03/st-louis-women-honor-suffragists-by-re-enacting-the-golden-lane-of-1916 In 1916, 3,000 women in St. Louis marched for suffrage, heralding an era of non-violent protest /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-08-24/in-1916-3-000-women-in-st-louis-marched-for-suffrage-heralding-an-era-of-non-violent-protest On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, we looked back on a movement 100 years ago in St. Louis when 3,000 women marched to remind Democratic National… Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:27:46 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-08-24/in-1916-3-000-women-in-st-louis-marched-for-suffrage-heralding-an-era-of-non-violent-protest Kelly Moffitt ‘Remembering the ladies’ on the 95th anniversary of women’s suffrage /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-08-14/remembering-the-ladies-on-the-95th-anniversary-of-womens-suffrage August 26, 2015 marks the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. It also marks the victory of the… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 21:52:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-08-14/remembering-the-ladies-on-the-95th-anniversary-of-womens-suffrage