Ratifying the 19th Amendment | The Vote | American Experience | PBS

Just months before the presidential election that fall, the suffragists raced to ratify the 19th amendment and join the voting block. They'd make their last stand in Tennessee.
Learn more about THE VOTE, including where to watch the documentary: www.pbs.org/wg...
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote - a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
In its final decade, from 1909 to 1920, movement leaders wrestled with contentious questions about the most effective methods for affecting social change. They debated the use of militant, even violent tactics, as well as hunger strikes and relentless public protests. The battle for the vote also upended previously accepted ideas about the proper role of women in American society and challenged the definitions of citizenship and democracy.
Exploring how and why millions of 20th-century Americans mobilized for - and against - women’s suffrage, The Vote brings to life the unsung leaders of the movement and the deep controversies over gender roles and race that divided Americans then - and continue to dominate political discourse today.

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One vote made the difference! This shows how important the franchise is!

[@diannemose244]

Almost a generation of determination

[@whateverman2674]

they fought 70 years to vote. wow. wow.that dedication right there.

[@babybison2881]

Haha no they didn't

[@snakey973]

There has always gotta be a dark side doing shady dealings

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If there are no dragons there can be no heroes. 🛡⚔⚖

[@disappearintothesea]

70 years! Vote!

[@regulargeye2009]

The GOP is paternalistic at best, misogynistic at worst. Everybody sees this.

[@babybison2881]

Not to the people who know real history. People like you who don't know history, only believe the lies you're told.

[@bhumphries1360]

Harry Burn practiced a moment of empathy. He put himself in his mother's shoes. It's sad it took his mother to admonish him, for him to do the right thing. But I am sure glad that he did it. Thank you to his mother!!

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He got a conscience on his mind for the sake of his mom.

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Byrne

[@pitti-sing1203]

This was enlightening. And with a nailbiting ending, too!.

[@TransVangal]

Yes ,what a historical moment