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Suffrage Amendment

“Votes for Women” – Coal Region newspaper published a “Women’s Suffrage Edition” in March 1914

Posted on March 1, 2020February 28, 2020 by Jake Wynn

On March 18, 1914, the editors of the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader turned over their newspaper to suffragists.

Posted in Coal Region, WomenTagged 1914, Coal Region, Luzerne County, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Suffrage, Suffrage Amendment, Wilkes-Barre, Women, Women's HistoryLeave a comment

“Surely I intend to vote” – Pottsville women respond to adoption of the suffrage amendment in 1920

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The women of the Schuylkill County seat exhibited some doubts about the newly ratified 19th Amendment in August 1920.

Posted in Coal Region, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1920, 19th Amendment, Coal Region, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Suffrage, Suffrage Amendment, Women1 Comment

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