Cheers to the 19th Amendment–96 Years Ago Today!

Welcome to MMD’s newest contributor, Bailey Sisoy Isgro, owner of Detroit History Tours!

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August 18th should be a national holiday. We should make potato salad and grill hot-dogs. Fireworks should be loosed and kids should wear patriotically themed face paint. It’s the anniversary of the liberation and equalization of the largest disenfranchised group in the history of America. Women.  On August 18th 1920 The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified into the U.S. Constitution. Ninety six years ago today, women in America earned the right to vote.

The amendment was the culmination of more than 250 years of … Read More…