19th amendment The right of people and citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of male or female. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.Today is the 90th anniversary the 19th Amendment to the United [...]
They’ve already been blindly groping their way through this season. Why the blindfolds? Photo from Bravo. Restaurant Wars has a tradition of taking out top contenders for minor things or twists of fate. it was no different this week when one of our poll favorites, Kenny, was eliminated. but the tide had already begun to [...]
A public hearing on the proposal to sell Arkansas lottery tickets in vending machines is set for next week.Arkansas Lottery Commission Chair Dianne Lamberth directed the ASL staff to schedule the hearing on the proposed amendment to the operational rules at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 19th. The hearing will be open to the public [...]
ADAM D. YOUNG Today marks the 90th birthday of the legislation that gave women a voice in American government. Martha Hise, president of the Lubbock County League of Women Voters, said she couldn’t imagine a United States without the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The 90 years after the amendment’s ratification [...]
It passed on August 26, 1920. my mother was only a year old, & her mother could not vote before that. good to know. thanks. i didn't know what is the 19th amendment anyway? Yes. something I'm working on required research and the date kind of jumped out at me. Let's go vote! no i [...]
Salt, famously the Spy Flick Rewritten for Angelina Jolie after Tom Cruise Dropped out, has been publicized as the cinematic equivalent of the 19th Amendment: Finally, a level playing field for female action stars! this is mostly bullshit, of course — Jolie’s Evelyn Salt is not the first action hero to be given a gender [...]
