Celebrating Women's (Voting) History
These women in their fancy hats were among the best-dressed brawlers of their time! Their battle: just the right to pop into a voting booth and cast a ballot, just like their husbands, fathers and brothers. Tuesday, March 3, is Primary Election Day in Texas. I was curious about how long it took the Lone Star State to let ladies vote and hoo boy was that a journey! Texas women first started their push in the 1880s . This photo is what some say San Antonio looked like during this time period. A time before railroads driving cattle and wagons to downtown on dusty streets. Among this hustle and bustle were women who decided they wanted to have a say in their growing state. Ten women combined forces in the early 1890s to organize a state-wide suffrage effort. They wanted women to have the same rights and responsibilities because, as Elizabeth Cady Stanton had declared decades earlier , men and women were "created equal." By 1895, they had the attention of the Texas Legislature. ...