27 Badass Images Of Women Winning And Exercising The Right To Vote
In 1921, Missouri voters passed a ballot measure amending the state constitution to allow women to hold political office. This was also the first election after the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting all U.S. women the right to vote.
The ability of women's votes to affect women's lives revealed itself instantly, and it's as pressing as ever in 2014.
Women's reproductive rights are being threatened in three states with anti-abortion constitutional amendments on the ballot. The 2014 midterm elections will determine how policymakers approach social programs and the minimum wage, both of which stand to impact many more women than men.
Women determined the outcome of the 2012 election, but new voting restrictions in 22 states could disproportionally impact women.
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Good luck telling this suffragette to ditch the vote and "go back on Tinder or Match.com."
In 1960, the Kennedy campaign produced a television ad of Jackie Kennedy speaking Spanish in an attempt to court Latino voters. It is widely recognized as the first time a national campaign recognized Hispanics as critical important bloc of the electorate.
Geraldine Ferraro, former candidate for vice president, votes in 1998.
Michelle Obama votes in 2010.
Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis votes in Texas on Oct. 20, the first day of early voting in that state.
Will you be voting on November 4th? We want to know! Join the conversation on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #WhyImVoting.
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We vote, for me in a few hours. I did it again and have been up all night. We are going to surprise a lot of people Cha.
It better!
FIRED UP! Ready to GO!
