Members of the Nevada Commission for Women, joined Gov. Steve Sisolak, Mayor Bob Crowell, Carson City Board members Lori Bagwell and John Barrette, Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, and others Tuesday in honoring Felice Cohn at the unveiling of the historic landmark suffrage marker ceremony.
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San Antonio suffragist, member of the progressive Maverick family, used her social standing for advocacy
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From left are San Antonio Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia; Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio; San Antonio’s first lady Erika Nirenberg; Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran; Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan; and Councilwoman Ana Sandoval. The group was in Brackenridge Park on Aug. 16, 2020, honoring Eleanor Brackenridge, a San Antonio suffragist who lived 100 years ago, and marking the centennial of the Women’s Suffrage Movement that culminated in the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.Matthew Busch /For The San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less