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The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – Almost twenty-seven million women in the US will now have the right to vote. read clipping

The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – Carrie Chapman Catt says she is delighted with the results in Tennessee. She says the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) will be phased out in two years to allow time for winding up outstanding affairs. read clipping

The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – The Speaker of the House in Tennessee has until Friday to seek a reconsideration of the suffrage vote. Harry T. Burn, the young legislator who changed his position to vote for suffrage, is the center of much attention. He says he was persuaded by a letter from his mother to vote for suffrage. read clipping

The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – Editorial – Now that women's suffrage is almost certain, The Times editorializes that: "Its difficulties and dangers should be uppermost in the thoughts of serious-minded citizens of either sex." read clipping

The New York Times, August 20, 1920 – Front Page – The anti-suffrage forces request a Grand Jury to investigate allegations of fraud. They allege a suffrage leader bribed Harry Burn to change his position. Burn says, “I know that a mother’s advice is always the safest for her boy to follow and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification.” Both the pro- and anti-suffrage forces claim that the three legislators, who were absent for the suffrage vote, will give them a victory, if there is another vote. read clipping