August 26 marks Women's Equality Day, the anniversary of the day women around the country were officially given the right to vote. It was on this day that the 19th Amendment was adopted, declaring ...

The U.S. is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2020. On Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, making the amendment law and ensuring that ...

Just over a century ago, in August of 1920, American women won the constitutional right to vote, thanks to the passing and ratification of the 19th Amendment. What many don’t realize, however, is that ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — You probably know Nashville was the historic setting for a pivotal moment in women's rights. That history's about to play out on stage in a new musical. Four women and a ...

In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact sent lawmakers into a scramble to shut them out.

Pete Hegseth at Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing in January. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “In my ideal society, we would vote as households,” a pastor tells CNN. “And I would ...

On July 30, 1950, Costa Rica witnessed a quiet but groundbreaking revolution: for the first time, women voted alongside men, marking a turning point in the country’s democratic history. The occasion ...

"We have the generation that’s willing to say, ‘I’m prepared to fight.'" For voting rights activist Latosha Brown, voting in Georgia’s primary election last week laid bare the challenges African ...

Under normal circumstances, no one would think to ask the Pentagon whether the current secretary of defense supports women’s voting rights, but there’s little about our current political landscape ...

Recently, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared videos of a right-wing pastor claiming women should be more submissive to their husbands. The video also included that they should not have the right ...

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing American women the right to vote. It came after decades of groups fighting for women’s suffrage. The amendment passed Congress the ...