August 18, 2020 was the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the vote after a fierce seven-decade battle for suffrage. To mark the occasion, we asked writers and scholars to tell us what, in their…
August 18, 2020 was the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the vote after a fierce seven-decade battle for suffrage. To mark the occasion, we asked writers and scholars to tell us what, in their minds, 100 years of suffrage has achieved, and where its promises remain unfulfilled.