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http://www.lwvtexas.org/ 05-06-2009 20:36:41
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We are in front of the Supreme Court this morning to demand #BansOffOurBodies !
#ReproductiveFreedom
LWVUS joined this critical case and brief led by National Women's Law Center, which highlights the maternal health crisis in the US as well as the stark racial disparities in maternal morbidity.
Full statement: lwv.org/newsroom/press…
#OnThisDay in 1875, the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) ruled in a unanimous decision that the 14th Amendment did not guarantee women the right to vote.
#VotingRights
The 19th Amendment overruled Minor v. Happersett by prohibiting discrimination in voting rights based on sex.
#OnThisDay in 1961, the 23rd Amendment was ratified. The 23rd Amendment provided Washington D.C. residents the right to vote in U.S. presidential elections. It was the second most quickly ratified amendment in constitutional history.
Join us in commemorating the birthday of Mary Eleanor Brackenridge, born in 1837. Mary was a women's rights advocate. She served as the 1st president of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association, and she was the first woman in Bexar County to register to vote. #WomensHistoryMonth