 | The New York Times, February 13, 1919 – The Wisconsin Senate passes a suffrage bill. Women will have the right to vote in presidential elections in the state. read clipping The New York Times, February 16, 1919 – The National Woman’s Party begins the three-week “Democracy Limited” tour, also dubbed the “Prison Special”. Lucy Burns, who has served more jail time than any of the other suffragists, leads the tour. The intent of the tour is to increase support for passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment. read clipping The New York Times, February 19, 1919 – The senator sponsoring the Suffrage Amendment proposes a change in the wording to enfranchise women only to the extent that men are permitted to vote in a state. The intent of this change is to alleviate concerns of the Southern Democrats that black women would gain more voting rights than black men. The Southern states have successfully implemented a series of laws to restrict large numbers of black men from voting. read clipping The New York Times, February 20, 1919 – The members of the National Woman’s Party are planning a demonstration when the president arrives in Boston, after his European trip. The president has been in Paris negotiating the details for the League of Nations. read clipping |  |
