Photo: Copyright 2002 © Bob Child/AP Wide WorldIn 1920 women got the right to vote, which is better known as Women’s Suffrage.
Effie Hobby was among the women who participated in the historic “First Vote” in 1920 for many women across America, and continued to vote in every presidential election through 2004; when she was 107 years old.
Prior to gaining the right to vote in 1920, suffragists led rallies, protests, and gatherings in an attempt to have their voices heard by legislators and other political decision makers.
This was oftentimes done amidst heckling, being arrested and jailed, mocking, and angry mobs of people who didn’t share the viewpoint that included having women vote alongside men.
Mistreatment and what seemed to be deafened ears of policymakers didn’t stop the suffragists from continuing to insist on a policy change.
History reveals stories that may even lead one to believe the women fighting for the right to vote became more and more determined to have the 19th Amendment enacted as a result of each challenge they faced.
Their resilience finally won its day in court in 1920, when many women across the country proudly voted in their first election.
With women having the right to vote since 1920, Effie Hobby would probably say there is no reason the voting has to stop for them now.
A number of voting opportunities in the U.S. avail themselves to women, including Presidential and Congressional Elections in November every four years; Gubernatorial Elections in November (every four years in most states) to determine governorships, School Board Elections held in April of each year in some states, etc.
Votes cast during annual April School Board Elections allow voters a chance to determine which individuals they want to serve as school board members who will represent their communities for a designated time period. Voters also vote on school operating budgets they want their school districts to have during upcoming school years.
The Suffrage Movement made it possible for me as a woman to vote.
The Emancipation Proclamation and blood shed during the Civil Rights' Movement
made it possible for me as an African-American woman to vote.
During every School Board & Budget, Presidential & Congressional, Gubernatorial, and "Other" election;
I WILL EXERCISE MY RIGHT TO VOTE
And play a significant role in charting the future successes of those who look to me for leadership...
Written by...sharonmariabiggs ~ 2010
Sharon M. Biggs, M.A., is a wife, mother, and 21st Century educational leader who serves as Co-Chair & President of Lifeline Foundation, Inc. This 24-year educator is also Founder, Editor, and Chief Writer of LifelineExtensions.blog. View Sharon's other published works at http://www.examiner.com/.
Contact Sharon directly for more information: sharonbiggs@mylifelinefoundation.org
"Children are the globe's most precious commodity."
(Terence H. Biggs, Jr. ~ 2009)
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