Women’s Suffrage–Down to the Last Vote

This August, we celebrate 100 years of the Nineteenth Amendment! And while this law didn’t change the racism that still suppressed the votes of so many, it was a huge step for our country and for how women were viewed. I feel so grateful to be around for this 100th anniversary, but I’m also deeply saddened that votes continue to try to be suppressed. The women and men who fought for women’s suffrage worked tirelessly and courageously. A vote is a precious thing and should never be wasted.

This is a video I made after studying women’s suffrage with our daughter in homeschool. Most of it is based on information I read about in the adapted version of The Woman’s Hour and the PBS special, By One Vote. I’ve been fascinated by the history of this amazingly close vote for the Nineteenth Amendment and have done my best in this little homemade video to share just a small bit of this truly powerful story.