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The New York Times, June 24, 1920 – Front Page – Just days before the beginning of the Democratic National Convention, President Wilson asks Governor Roberts of Tennessee to call a special legislative session, and he agrees. Alice Paul says she is delighted. read clipping

 

The New York Times, June 24, 1920 – Democratic women push for a Democratic state, Tennessee, to be the final state needed to ratify the Suffrage Amendment. read clipping

 

The New York Times, June 25, 1920 – Democratic women, the non-partisan League of Women Voters formed by NAWSA, and the National Woman’s Party gather in San Francisco prior to the Democratic National Convention. read clipping

 

The New York Times, June 25, 1920 – The acting US attorney general interprets the recent Supreme Court ruling and says, if the Tennessee Legislature is called into session, it has the power to ratify the Suffrage Amendment. Meanwhile, Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding still refuses to try to influence the governors of Connecticut and Vermont to convene their Legislatures. read clipping

 

The New York Times, June 25, 1920 – The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) says it is delighted with the prospects for Tennessee. They had asked the Tennessee League of Women Voters to test the state’s legal options after the recent Supreme Court decision. read clipping

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