During the Progressive Era, Lee advocated for women’s voting rights even though discriminatory laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act barred her from voting, exposing systemic inequities in U.S. democracy.

Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.

In 1916, Montana elected Jeannette Rankin as America’s first congresswoman, four years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

A vocal leader of the 20th century women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment.