29 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 ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920, which granted (white) women the right to vote.The ability of womens votes to affect womens lives revealed itself instantly, and its as relevant in 2016 as it was in 1920.There is so muchat stake for women in this years presidential election. The next president could determine the fate of reproductive rights, gun control measures, racial justice, paid family leave and the minimum wage. And for the first time since the ratification of the 19th amendment 96 years ago, Americans can choose to cast their vote for a female candidate in a presidential general election.Women determined the outcome of the 2012 election. If there was ever a time to defend our title, its now.Nobody called Susan B. Anthony a Beyonc voter or implored Elizabeth Cady Stanton to bypass the polls and get back on Tinder or Match.com. Granted, they couldnt. But our womens suffrage foremothers didnt take shit from anybody, and we shouldnt either.In that spirit, here are 30 images of women voting throughout history. Get inspired, then get to the polls:This post has been adapted from a previous version published in 2014. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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