Boswell Briefing: Celebrating 90 Years of Women Voting
August 24, 2010
August 24, 2010
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, D-Iowa (3rd CD), issued the following column:
This week marks the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote and participate in our nation's electoral process. On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment became U.S. law and our country's electorate nearly doubled. Over the course of these last 90 years, several other laws have passed to bring about gender equality in nearly every sector of American life, but as your Con . . .
This week marks the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote and participate in our nation's electoral process. On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment became U.S. law and our country's electorate nearly doubled. Over the course of these last 90 years, several other laws have passed to bring about gender equality in nearly every sector of American life, but as your Con . . .