Opinion: Remembering Tennessee’s pivotal role in women’s right to vote
The Memphis Suffrage Monument, located in Downtown Memphis. (Courtesy Paula Casey)
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Paula Casey
Paula F. Casey is a professional speaker on the 19th Amendment and voting rights. She co-founded the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Heritage Trail and published “The Perfect 36: Tennessee Delivers Woman Suffrage.”
“On Aug. 18, 1920, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to ratify the 19th Amendment, enshrining the right to vote for American women in the U.S. Constitution.”
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