I managed to be woefully mis-informed, and missed it, but on August 18, 1920 - The 19th Amendment was ratified by Tennessee, making it part of the US Constitution.
A weird political irony is that with the exception of a few states, only the men could vote to make the government stop denying the women's right to vote. (and I promise I'm not trying to steal the thunder and pat myself on the back for being so magnanimously man-errific)
And it just seems like a good example of Progressives being right again (which happens a lot), and the Conservatives being wrong again (which, funnily enough, happens just as often).
And you don't have to look very far to find what I think is pretty good evidence to back that up.
When you think about which states you'd consider to be "typically conservative" (and if you're more or less normal), you're prob'ly thinking those states are in the South.
Now consider this list of when certain states finally got around to ratifying the 19th Amendment.
Virginia 1952
Alabama 1953
Florida 1969
South Carolina 1969 (not certified until 1973)
Georgia 1970
Louisiana 1970
North Carolina 1971
Mississippi 1984
Just as a little reminder - there's a better than even chance that one or more of the women in that picture went home to places that weren't just indifferent to their service and accomplishments, but downright hostile to their having a reasonable expectation of simply being treated as equals.
Their fight continues, and we all continue to benefit from their victories.
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