Tag: women’s suffrage
Women of the Commonwealth: Women of politics
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Countless Virginia women assumed traditional male roles during the American Civil War. Many had worked in dangerous munitions factories....
Women: A strong political force
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
As we celebrate this centennial year of the American woman’s right to vote, we find ourselves a few short...
The story of 1600s landowner ‘Gentleman’ Margaret Brent
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Margaret Brent, a woman with strong ties to the geographic region that would become Alexandria, asked for the right...
The story of the ratification of the 19th Amendment
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
One hundred years ago this month, American women achieved the right to vote. August 2020 marks the ratification anniversary...
My View | Traci Miller: Continue fighting for suffrage
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote, Americans would do well to consider the striking...
Exhibit celebrates women’s suffrage centennial
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
There is a new exhibit at the Torpedo Factory in honor of the women’s suffrage centennial.
The 19th amendment to the...
The women’s suffrage movement – a template for modern protests
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
The violence directed at some of the recent equal rights marches and protests can be traced to many civil...
Honoring Alexandria’s Kate Waller Barrett
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Kate Waller Barrett was an Alexandria suffragist who helped the city and nation during the 1918 flu pandemic and...
Celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United...
Budding nonprofit honors Alexandria women
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
This year marks the centennial of women’s right to vote thanks to the ratification of the 19th Constitutional Amendment, and...
