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Passage of 1920 suffrage amendment end of long struggle

 By Bill Kemp. Published on August 29, 2010.
On August 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed into law the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. The i...
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Ellen Ferguson, 19th century suffragist, polygamist

 By Bill Kemp. Published on November 25, 2018.
Ellen B. Ferguson, who made Bloomington-Normal her home in the 1870s, was a remarkable but ultimately inscrutable champion of women’s s...
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Women’s suffrage debate captivates Twin Cities in 1870

 By Bill Kemp. Published on September 1, 2019.
On August 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed into law the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. The i...
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Sojourner Truth spoke in Bloomington

 By Bill Kemp. Published on September 15, 2019.
One hundred and forty years ago this week, on Sept. 18, 1879, the incomparable Sojourner Truth spoke at Second Presbyterian Church in d...