suffrage

Since every month at Minnesota Women’s Press is about acknowledging the accomplishments of women, we are not doing anything unique to commemorate Women’s History Month — but we will honor the stories of a few local historical women, starting with Nellie Griswold Francis.

The story of women’s suffrage is a story of voting rights, of inclusion in and exclusion from the franchise, and

The story of women’s suffrage is a story of voting rights, of inclusion in and exclusion from the franchise, and

The story of women’s suffrage is a story of voting rights, of inclusion in and exclusion from the franchise, and

It was on September 8, 1919, that the Minnesota legislature finally voted yes, after 72 years of work on the

A history timetable of women’s right to vote in Minnesota