Womens suffrage Archives - Appalachian History

rebecca latimer felton and capitol postcard background

I did not enter politics. I was shot into it as by a catapult

“Country Life in Georgia in the Days of My Youth” is mainly a record of Rebecca Latimer Felton’s middle years & her husband’s political world.

Page 1 of The West Virginian, March 11 1920

March 11, 2019 West Virginia / Womens suffrage

WV women win right to vote

In a fifteen to fourteen vote on March 10, the state Senate made West Virginia the thirty-fourth of the thirty-six states needed to ratify the amendment.

Suffrage scenes at the State Capitol when the Senate ratified the 19th Amendment

August 10, 2018 Politics / Tennessee / Womens suffrage

The thirty-sixth state is won!

By the spring of 1920, 35 states had ratified the 19th Amendment, which would give women the right to vote. Thirty six states were required.

mrs felton being welcomed to the senate, 1922 cartoon

September 26, 2017 Georgia / Politics / Womens suffrage

The women of this country are going to come and sit here

Rebecca Felton saw right through the political machinations that led to her officially becoming the 1st woman to serve in the US Senate.

July 13, 2017 Appalachian crime / Virginia / Womens suffrage

Was it murder? Or a heart attack?

“I went up to Wise that night along with my cousin and not meaning no harm,” testified Edith Maxwell at her murder trial.

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