Posts Tagged ‘women’s rights’
Episode 4: 100 Years After The Vote
In this episode, we look back at how far New Mexico has come since women got the right to vote 100 years ago, thanks to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. We also look at the voting challenges that remain today for both women and Native Americans, who received their right to vote decades after…
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Welcome to Episode 2 of “New Mexico and the Vote.” This week, we continue our look at the history of women’s suffrage in New Mexico and the ultimate ratification of the 19th Amendment. In the first episode we explored the history of suffrage in the West, including its links to colonization and white supremacy, and…
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