The prominent figures and events of the women’s suffrage movement of the 19th and 20th centuries can feel almost mythical at times. That’s in part because they are, in fact, myths. The telling of the Nineteenth Amendment tends to stretch from a convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 to the amendment’s ratification in 1920, but the true story is a much longer one. We explore the myths and unveil the realities in part one of two episodes on the Nineteenth Amendment.
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Rumors and Lies, the American Version
Expulsion from Congress
Can we fix school lunch?
The Politics of School Lunch
Does Santa Break The Law?
What is a Federal Holiday?
Term Limits for Congress?
What is the Order of Succession?
SCOTUS Watchlist
What powers does the Speaker of the House have?
The After School Satan Club
Heather Cox Richardson on the State of America
The National Weather Service
Separation of Church and State
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What Are Government Shutdowns?
A (Sorta) Civics Trivia Battle
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Did American Girl Dolls Do Right By History? (Part 1)
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