Judging History
June11, 1913: In what would become a major catalyst for the national suffrage movement, the Illinois General Assembly grants women the right to vote.A hundred years ago, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Women's Suffrage Act giving women the right to vote for president, municipal elections and state officers except those identified in the Illinois Constitution as only in the province of men. Illinois has …
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