Recess. It is a time when you drink tea and sit on your porch. Nashville became the center of the political universe in the United States for several weeks in the summer ratify the amendment. Tennessee legislature, then women across the country in every state, and every election, election, for the first time. All women would have the right to vote weird it was all coming down to tennessee, and it got really wild. How many women were in america at that point, voting age. 27 million women were voting age. Of course, not all would vote. As we know, for africanamerican women, and for asian women and native american women, they were not allowed to vote under the 19th amendment. They gave the vote to all women. Jim crow laws in the south and other state laws denied the vote. To quite a few women. A minority. 27 million women women were eligible to vote. No one knew how they were going to vote. The politicians were worried about it. It was a president ial election. The president ial candidate
Checkbook tv. Org for schedule. Elaine white is the author o and the author of this book and august 1920 tell us about i it. This is a sleepy Southern City in the middle of summer the legislature usually in recess. It is the time when you sit on tiyour porch and for several weeks in the summer of 1920 because tennessee might be the last inn deciding state that women across the country and then its all coming down. How many women were in america at that time . About 26 million women and as we know for africanamerican women and native american women but jim crow laws in the south bay denied the votes that 27 million women the politicians are worried about it there was an election the governor isct very worried he is up for reelection so it was a political freeforall to the legislature in nashville spin before we get to the characters involved. In fact what i write about of the participants in this political bellow right in their memoirs how hot it is and especially for the women coming d
Elaine white is the author of this book, its called the womens power. Ms. White, nashville August August 1920, how was it like . Sleepy Southern City in summer, time you drink tea and sit on your porch and nashville became the center of the political universe in the United States for several weeks in the summer of 1920 because tennessee might be the last and deciding state to ratify the 19th amendment and Tennessee Legislature did, then women across the country in every state, in every election for the first time, all women would have the right to vote and was all coming down to tennessee and got really wild. How many women for at voting age . 27 million women of voting age, of course, not all would vote and as we know for africanamerican women and for asian women and for native american women they would not be allowed to vote, the 19th amendment did give vote to all women but jim crow laws in the south and other state laws denied the vote to quite a few women, minorities, 27 million w
Political universe in the United States for several weeks in the summer of 1920s. Tennessee might be the last in deciding state to ratify the 19th amendment. Its a tennessee legislator did the women across the country in every state and every election for the first time would have the right to vote. It is all coming down to tennessee and he got really wild. How many women were in america at that point . About 27 million women were o of voting age. Of course not all would vote and as we know for africanamerican women and for asian women in native american women this would not be allowed to vote under the 19th amendment. But the laws in the south and other state laws denied the vote to quite a few women in a sizable minority. But 27 million women were eligible to vote and no one knew how they were going to vote and the politicians were worried about it, it was a president ial election so the president and candidates were worried and the governor is very worried and because of political f
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