Over a century ago, women in the United States were finally granted equal voting rights by the 19th Amendment. Decades later, their descendants are carrying on the family tradition and fighting for women’s rights.
In her show about trailblazing yet flawed suffragists, creator and star Shaina Taub recalls a fraught and still resonant slice of American women's history. Read more on New York Theatre Guide.
From a plea to a founding father, to the suffragists to Title IX, to the first female political figures, women have blazed a steady trail towards equality in the United States. Explore famous firsts and figures in women's history with this timeline.
1856 – 1872: The Minnesota Legislature established Meeker County on Feb. 23, 1856. The county was named in honor of Bradley Burr Meeker of Minneapolis, who was an associate justice