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A tribute to monumental women
In New York City's Central Park, a statue has been unveiled honoring women's suffrage pioneers Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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In New York City's Central Park, a statue has been unveiled honoring women's suffrage pioneers Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Women's suffragist leader joins Rosa Parks, Sally Ride and other famous U.S. women commemorated as dolls.
A group of women skydivers formed a team to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. The team planned a series of jumps in locations pivotal to the women's suffrage movement. Nancy Chen reports.
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100 years ago this month, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. And to celebrate, a team of women skydivers has been touring the country, jumping in the various cities that played key roles in the fight for a woman's right to vote. Nancy Chen has the story.
A generation of pioneers are being recognized as 100 years ago the 19th Amendment cleared its final hurdle and became the law of the land, granting women the right to vote. Norah O'Donnell shares their stories.
August marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. While it gave women the right to vote, most Black women could not vote until the 1960s. On this historic centennial, "CBS This Morning" is exploring the long struggle for full equality. Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today joins the show to discuss more, and how women could shape the next election.
100 years ago the 19th Amendment, intended to empower women with the Constitutional right to vote, was just one vote short of ratification; historians discuss how suffragists won the long-pitched battle
One hundred years ago the 19th Amendment, which would protect women's right to vote, was just one vote short of ratification. "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports on how the landmark legislation finally earned passage, and talks with historians Elaine Weiss, Susan Ware and Martha S. Jones about how suffragists such as Carrie Chapman Catt won the long-pitched battle which, for black women, continued long after the amendment became embedded in our Constitution. Brennan also talks with singer Rosanne Cash who celebrated the suffragists' legacy.
On this historic centennial, “CBS This Morning” is celebrating the milestone and exploring the long struggle for full equality. Adriana Diaz reports from Chicago, where she spoke to generations of women about the past, present and future fight for women's rights.
It's hard to believe now but for more than half of America’s history women in this country did not have the right to vote. That changed 1oo years ago when the 19th Amendment was ratified. Norah O'Donnell reports.
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President Trump is posthumously pardoning Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the women's suffrage movement who was arrested for illegally voting in 1872. Mr. Trump announced it during the signing of a proclamation commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote. CBS Los Angeles reports.
"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan shares her personal connection to a momentous milestone for the suffrage movement.
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