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Episode Nine: Ratifying the 19th Amendment

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 / unearthedmemphis / Leave a comment

It was August 18, 1920 and America had only secured 35 states that were FOR ratifying the 19th Amendment. Tennessee was the last state that was going to vote and it wasn’t looking good. They called it the “War of the Roses” with pro ratifiers, aka “suffs” donning yellow roses and the antis donning red … Continue reading Episode Nine: Ratifying the 19th Amendment

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