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Budi

(15,325 posts)
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 01:30 AM Aug 2020

Women of the Century in politics. 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/5477288002

Nancy Pelosi, Michelle Obama, Condi Rice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg among Women of the Century for politics

When women gained the right to vote in 1920, politics changed forever. In the 100 years since the 19th Amendment passed, women have flooded the voting booths, run for office and seen people who look like them in Congress.
They’ve run for president (Shirley Chisholm), transitioned from first lady to U.S. senator (Hillary Clinton) and broken barriers serving in roles previously only held by men (Condoleezza Rice).

To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment this month, USA TODAY has put together a list of 100 women who have significantly impacted their communities and country, and have a documented record of success. The women below are our Women of the Century in politics.

See all Women of the Century at link :

Great Read, & Well Deserved Honor

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cont....Women of the Century didn't succeed despite adversity, but often because of it Budi Aug 2020 #1
 

Budi

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1. cont....Women of the Century didn't succeed despite adversity, but often because of it
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 01:40 AM
Aug 2020
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/life/women-of-the-century/2020/08/13/19th-amendment-women-succeed-grit-rita-moreno-billie-jean-king/3331178001/


They didn't just blaze a trail. They hammered one with their voices, their ideas and their grit. They did it at massive protests and in church basements, on big stages and in dusty fields. Some of the wins are known to history; some of the wins, only to them. They stood on the shoulders of ancestors and pulled along those behind them.

Tribute to more most amazing women of the 100 years, honoring the 19th Amendment.

List & bio at link


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